netdev - Re: [PATCH] 8139cp: Prevent dev_close/cp

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Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:40:14 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jogreene@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David.Woodhouse@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 8139cp: Prevent dev_close/cp_interrupt race on MTU
 change

From: John Greene <jogreene@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:47:48 -0500

> commit:  cb64edb6b89491edfdbae52ba7db9a8b8391d339 upstream
> 
> Above commit may introduce a race between cp_interrupt and dev_close
> / change MTU / dev_open up state. Changes cp_interrupt to tolerate
> this.  Change spin_locking in cp_interrupt to avoid possible
> but unobserved race.
> 
> Reported-by: "Francois Romieu" <romieu@...zoreil.com>
> 
> Tested on virtual hardware, Tx MTU size up to 4096, max tx payload
>     was ping -s 4068 for MTU of 4096. No real hardware, need test
>     assist.
> 
> Signed-off-by: "John Greene" <jogreene@...hat.com>

You sent this as a "request for testing" last week, but I saw
no testing on real hardware whatsoever.
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