netdev - Re: [PATCH] mac802154: fix NOHZ local_softirq

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Message-Id: <20130104.134746.735863017023295302.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:47:46 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	alex.aring@...glemail.com
Cc:	alex.bluesman.smirnov@...il.com, dbaryshkov@...il.com,
	linux-zigbee-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, mkl@...gutronix.de,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, alex.aring@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac802154: fix NOHZ local_softirq_pending 08 warning

From: Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...glemail.com>
Date: Wed,  2 Jan 2013 12:01:10 +0100

> When using nanosleep() in an userspace application we get a
> ratelimit warning
> 
> NOHZ: local_softirq_pending 08
> 
> for 10 times.
> 
> This patch replaces netif_rx() with netif_rx_ni() which has
> to be used from process/softirq context.
> The process/softirq context will be called from fakelb driver.
> 
> See linux-kernel commit 481a819 for similar fix.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <alex.aring@...il.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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