From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp, davem@davemloft.net,
romieu@fr.zoreil.com
Subject: Re: [patch 12/19] fix irq problem with NAPI + NETPOLL
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:06:11 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <45ED4B23.9060000@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200703061041.l26AfusT019768@shell0.pdx.osdl.net>
akpm@linux-foundation.org wrote:
> From: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
>
> It seems netif_receive_skb() was designed not to call from irq context, but
> NAPI + NETPOLL break this rule. If netif_receive_skb() was called from irq
> context, redirect to netif_rx() instead of processing the skb in that
> context.
>
> Signed-off-by: Atsushi Nemoto <anemo@mba.ocn.ne.jp>
> Cc: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
> Cc: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> ---
>
> net/core/dev.c | 11 +++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
net/* stuff, I'll let DaveM make the call and apply it...
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-03-06 11:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-03-06 10:41 [patch 12/19] fix irq problem with NAPI + NETPOLL akpm
2007-03-06 11:06 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2007-03-06 11:14 ` Andrew Morton
2007-03-07 23:18 ` David Miller
2007-03-08 1:35 ` Atsushi Nemoto
2007-03-13 8:14 ` Atsushi Nemoto
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