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On Sat, 2007-03-03 at 04:06 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> Jan-Bernd Themann <ossthema@de.ibm.com> writes:
> > 
> > Are there any concerns about this approach?
> 
> Yes. You should fix the NAPI code instead of trying to work
> around it.

NAPI is being fixed but the fix will take time to get in. In the
meantime, the solution to get something working is the workaround.

Ben.