netdev - [PATCH] pch_gbe: Fix the issue which a driver locks when rx offload is set by ethtool

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Message-ID: <4D512A27.2030406@dsn.okisemi.com>
Date:	Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:33:59 +0900
From:	Toshiharu Okada <toshiharu-linux@....okisemi.com>
To:	ML netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Tomoya Morinaga <tomoya-linux@....okisemi.com>,
	"Wang, Qi" <qi.wang@...el.com>,
	"Wang, Yong Y" <yong.y.wang@...el.com>,
	Andrew <andrew.chih.howe.khor@...el.com>,
	Intel OTC <joel.clark@...el.com>,
	"Ewe, Kok Howg" <kok.howg.ewe@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] pch_gbe: Fix the issue which a driver locks when rx offload
 is set by ethtool

This driver will be in a deadlock, When the rx offload is set by ethtool.
So, The pch_gbe_reinit_locked function was modified.

Signed-off-by: Toshiharu Okada <toshiharu-linux@....okisemi.com>
---
 drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c |   10 ++++------
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 3248313..0e6922f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
@@ -520,7 +520,9 @@ static void pch_gbe_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter;
 	adapter = container_of(work, struct pch_gbe_adapter, reset_task);
 
+	rtnl_lock();
 	pch_gbe_reinit_locked(adapter);
+	rtnl_unlock();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -531,12 +533,8 @@ void pch_gbe_reinit_locked(struct pch_gbe_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	if (netif_running(netdev)) {
-		pch_gbe_down(adapter);
-		pch_gbe_up(adapter);
-	}
-	rtnl_unlock();
+	pch_gbe_down(adapter);
+	pch_gbe_up(adapter);
 }
 
 /**
-- 
1.6.2.5
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