netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] e1000e: stop cleaning when we reach tx_ring->next_to

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Message-ID: <1270181598.14388.26.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:13:18 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	"terry.loftin@...com" <terry.loftin@...com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] e1000e: stop cleaning when we reach
 tx_ring->next_to_use

On Thu, 2010-04-01 at 19:33 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Terry Loftin <terry.loftin@...com>
> Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:01:52 -0600
> 
> > Tx ring buffers after tx_ring->next_to_use are volatile and could
> > change, possibly causing a crash.  Stop cleaning when we hit
> > tx_ring->next_to_use.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Terry Loftin <terry.loftin@...com>
> 
> Intel folks please look carefully at this fix.  I want to
> get it into net-2.6 if it's correct.
> 
> Thanks.

Got this one as well...

-- 
Cheers,
Jeff

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