netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/7] vxge: transmit timeout deadlock

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Message-Id: <20101210.160910.43039931.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:09:10 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jon.mason@...r.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, sivakumar.subramani@...r.com,
	sreenivasa.honnur@...r.com, ram.vepa@...r.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] vxge: transmit timeout deadlock

From: Jon Mason <jon.mason@...r.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 18:02:59 -0600

> Use a workqueue to handle the device reset during a transmit timeout, as
> there can be a deadlock during bringup.  Also, set the netif carrier off
> before the watchdog reset is started to prevent the timeout from
> reoccurring while still processing the first.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jon.mason@...r.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ram Vepa <ram.vepa@...r.com>

Applied.
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