netdev - Re: [PATCH] fix a race at the end of NAPI

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Message-ID: <1275980875.2775.199.camel@edumazet-laptop>
Date:	Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:07:55 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	"Figo.zhang" <zhangtianfei@...dcoretech.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix a race at the end of NAPI

Le mardi 08 juin 2010 à 14:48 +0800, Figo.zhang a écrit :
> fix a race at the end of NAPI complete processing. it had better do __napi_complete() 
> first before re-enable interrupt.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Figo.zhang <figo1802@...il.com>

Patch title is misleading

> --- 
>  drivers/net/8139cp.c  |    2 +-
>  drivers/net/8139too.c |    2 +-
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/8139cp.c b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
> old mode 100644
> new mode 100755

Why do you change file modes ?

> index 9c14975..284a5f4
> --- a/drivers/net/8139cp.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/8139cp.c
> @@ -598,8 +598,8 @@ rx_next:
>  			goto rx_status_loop;
>  
>  		spin_lock_irqsave(&cp->lock, flags);
> -		cpw16_f(IntrMask, cp_intr_mask);
>  		__napi_complete(napi);
> +		cpw16_f(IntrMask, cp_intr_mask);
>  		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cp->lock, flags);
>  	}
>  
> diff --git a/drivers/net/8139too.c b/drivers/net/8139too.c
> old mode 100644
> new mode 100755
> index 4ba7293..a7bca8c
> --- a/drivers/net/8139too.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/8139too.c
> @@ -2088,8 +2088,8 @@ static int rtl8139_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
>  		 * again when we think we are done.
>  		 */
>  		spin_lock_irqsave(&tp->lock, flags);
> -		RTL_W16_F(IntrMask, rtl8139_intr_mask);
>  		__napi_complete(napi);
> +		RTL_W16_F(IntrMask, rtl8139_intr_mask);
>  		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&tp->lock, flags);
>  	}
>  	spin_unlock(&tp->rx_lock);
> 
> 


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