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

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Date:	Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:55:47 +0000
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	jogreene@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 8139cp: Prevent dev_close/cp_interrupt race on MTU
 change

On Wed, 2012-12-19 at 12:40 -0800, David Miller wrote:
> You sent this as a "request for testing" last week, but I saw
> no testing on real hardware whatsoever.

Thanks for the reminder :)

Seems to work fine here. I haven't confirmed whether I actually see the
race or not but changing MTU on a live device works fine, even when it's
being ping-flooded.

Tested-by: David Woodhouse <David.Woodhouse@...el.com>

-- 
dwmw2


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