netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: igb: fix the start time for periodic output signals

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Message-Id: <20150611.160421.1499600779826677161.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:04:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	richardcochran@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	jacob.e.keller@...el.com, matthew.vick@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: igb: fix the start time for periodic output
 signals

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:59:05 -0700

> On Thu, 2015-06-11 at 14:51 +0200, Richard Cochran wrote:
>> When programming the start of a periodic output, the code wrongly
>> places
>> the seconds value into the "low" register and the nanoseconds into the
>> "high" register.  Even though this is backwards, it slipped through my
>> testing, because the re-arming code in the interrupt service routine
>> is
>> correct, and the signal does appear starting with the second edge.
>> 
>> This patch fixes the issue by programming the registers correctly.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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