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From: Eric Lemoine <eric.lemoine@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Prevent netpoll hanging when link is down
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 17:22:13 +0200
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> > > > > > [deadlock with sungem & netconsole when no carrier]
> > > > > Sorry I'm catching up on that problem... Do you have your
> > > > > problem solved? If not, did you try removing all printk calls
> > > > > from within gem_poll(), as suggested by Matt Mackall?
> > > >
> > Ok. Keep me posted. If removing the printk's indeed helps I'll cook up
> > a proper fix.
> 
> Ok, it tried... It doesn't help. I tried the wild way too:
> 
>         #define printk(...) do {} while (0);
> 
> It didn't help either. I'll give a look to other net drivers, to see if
> they do stuff differently, but I fear that I won't find it easily...

Thanks for running this Colin. Unfortunately I can't figure out what's
going on at this point.

-- 
Eric