netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] 8139too: fix system hang when there is a tx timeout event.

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Date:	Mon, 01 Aug 2016 21:39:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	hau@...ltek.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nic_swsd@...ltek.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] 8139too: fix system hang when there is a tx
 timeout event.

From: Chunhao Lin <hau@...ltek.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2016 13:45:30 +0800

> If tx timeout event occur, kernel will call rtl8139_tx_timeout_task() to reset
> hardware. But in this function, driver does not stop tx and rx function before
> reset hardware, that will cause system hang.
> 
> In this patch, add stop tx and rx function before reset hardware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chunhao Lin <hau@...ltek.com>

Applied, thanks.