Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH] e1000: fix Tx hangs by disabling 64-bit DMA

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:01:12 -0700

> From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
> 
> Several users report issues with 32-bit adapters when plugged
> into PCI slots in machines with >= 4GB ram.  In particular AMD
> systems with HyperTransport to PCI bridges seem to trigger the
> issue, but it isn't limited to only them.
> 
> This issue is not easily reproducible here, yet still continues
> to occur in the field.  For e1000 on PCI devices, just disable DMA
> addresses over the 4GB boundary when in PCI (not PCI-X) mode, to
> prevent the issue from continuing to pop up.  The performance
> impact for this is negligible.
> 
> The code was refactored to move the init of the hw struct to its
> own function. This allows the init to be called very early in
> probe, which then allows using hw-> members for this fix.
> 
> A slight refactor to the DMA mask code was done for minor
> correctness based on the instructions in DMA-API-HOWTO.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>

Applied, thanks guys.