netdev - [PATCH 6/7] smsc9420: fix race in transmit time stamping.

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Date:	Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:31:44 +0200
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] smsc9420: fix race in transmit time stamping.

Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richard.cochran@...cron.at>
---
 drivers/net/smsc9420.c |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/smsc9420.c b/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
index 2d84f92..ae4d60a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smsc9420.c
@@ -1030,12 +1030,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t smsc9420_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	pd->tx_ring[index].status = TDES0_OWN_;
 	wmb();
 
+	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
+
 	/* kick the DMA */
 	smsc9420_reg_write(pd, TX_POLL_DEMAND, 1);
 	smsc9420_pci_flush_write(pd);
 
-	skb_tx_timestamp(skb);
-
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-- 
1.7.0.4

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