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From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 12/19] fix irq problem with NAPI + NETPOLL
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:06:11 -0500
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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...