From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Garzik Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] qla3xxx: bugfix: Move link state machine into a worker thread Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:47:47 -0500 Message-ID: <20071108174747.GD3011@havoc.gtf.org> References: <20071107215608.GB7090@linux-7mw0.qlogic.org> <1194472747331-git-send-email-ron.mercer@qlogic.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: Ron Mercer Return-path: Received: from havoc.gtf.org ([69.61.125.42]:55653 "EHLO havoc.gtf.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1760099AbXKHRrr (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2007 12:47:47 -0500 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1194472747331-git-send-email-ron.mercer@qlogic.com> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 01:59:06PM -0800, Ron Mercer wrote: > The link state machine requires access to some resources that > are shared with the iSCSI function on the chip. (See iSCSI > driver at drivers/scsi/qla4xxx) If the interface is being > up/downed at a rapid pace this driver may need to sleep > waiting to get access to the common resources. For this we > are moving the state machine to run as a work thread. > > Signed-off-by: Ron Mercer > --- > drivers/net/qla3xxx.c | 27 +++++++++++++-------------- > drivers/net/qla3xxx.h | 1 + > 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) applied 1-2