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* [PATCH][2.5] Signal handling changes broke 8139too
@ 2003-02-16 20:09 Roger Luethi
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From: Roger Luethi @ 2003-02-16 20:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Linus Torvalds; +Cc: Jeff Garzik, linux-kernel

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Starting with 2.5.61, 8139too takes forever (30+ seconds) to take an
interface down. This gets the driver back to regular fraction of a second
time. Works for me.

Roger


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--- linux-2.5.61/drivers/net/8139too.c.orig	Sun Feb 16 20:44:00 2003
+++ linux-2.5.61/drivers/net/8139too.c	Sun Feb 16 20:44:16 2003
@@ -1589,7 +1589,7 @@
 	unsigned long timeout;
 
 	daemonize("%s", dev->name);
-	allow_signal(SIGKILL);
+	allow_signal(SIGTERM);
 
 	while (1) {
 		timeout = next_tick;

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