netdev - Re: [PATCH net-2.6] be2net: Bug fix to avoid disabling bottom half during firmware upgrade.

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Message-Id: <20100525.161640.189696312.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 25 May 2010 16:16:40 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	sarveshwarb@...verengines.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-2.6] be2net: Bug fix to avoid disabling bottom half
 during firmware upgrade.

From: Sarveshwar Bandi <sarveshwarb@...verengines.com>
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 13:45:24 +0530

> Certain firmware commands/operations to upgrade firmware could take several
> seconds to complete. The code presently disables bottom half during these
> operations which could lead to unpredictable behaviour in certain cases. This
> patch now does all firmware upgrade operations asynchronously using a
> completion variable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sarveshwar Bandi <sarveshwarb@...verengines.com>

Applied, thanks.
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