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Date:	Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:24:18 -0800
From:	John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gospo@...hat.com" <gospo@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] ixgbe: only process one ixgbe_watchdog_task
 at a time.

David Miller wrote:
> From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:17:31 -0800
>
>   
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
>> index 8d206f7..cbc62db 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
>> @@ -5013,7 +5013,8 @@ static void ixgbe_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
>>  	struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring;
>>  	int some_tx_pending = 0;
>>  
>> -	adapter->flags |= IXGBE_FLAG_IN_WATCHDOG_TASK;
>> +	while (test_and_set_bit(__IXGBE_IN_WATCHDOG_TASK, &adapter->state))
>> +		msleep(1);
>>  
>>     
>
> I think using a mutex() would better serve you here.
>   
I'll make this change and resubmit. Thanks.
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