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From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@diku.dk>
Cc: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <jdb@comx.dk>,
	David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@data.slu.se>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Subject: Re: Regression: Bisected, IRQ and MSI allocations screwed without sparse irq
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:11:43 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0811211307550.3179@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0811212022520.29808@ask.diku.dk>

On Fri, 21 Nov 2008, Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
> > Ok, I queue it for mainline. This solves just the number of irqs
> > limitation, the rmmod problem still persists, right ?
> 
> It solves both the irq limit and the NIU driver unload bug.

I don't believe that it solves it. It hides it at the best.
 
> We should give it a good description.
> I have cooked up a patch with a description below, will you accept that?
> 
> Who's tree do you want it to go upsteam via?
> (You are listed as one of the X86 maintainers, but Ingo's tree seems more
> up-to-date. My patch below is agains DaveM's tree)

I queued it already with a description of the irq nr. problem. 

The rmmod problem is something different and should be investigated
thoroughly instead of declaring it solved by magic.
 
Thanks,

	tglx

  reply	other threads:[~2008-11-21 21:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 45+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-11-04 14:45 NIU driver: Sun x8 Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-04 21:42 ` David Miller
2008-11-05  7:05   ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-05  7:33     ` David Miller
2008-11-05  9:30       ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-05  9:34         ` David Miller
2008-11-11 19:19 ` Jesper Krogh
2008-11-11 23:50   ` David Miller
2008-11-12  0:18     ` David Miller
2008-11-12  9:36       ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-12  9:49         ` David Miller
2008-11-12 10:04           ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-12 11:01           ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-12 11:52             ` David Miller
2008-11-12 12:11               ` David Miller
2008-11-12 12:49                 ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-13  8:50                   ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-13 22:08                     ` David Miller
2008-11-14 12:38                       ` NIU driver: Sun x8 Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rmmod BUG) Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-14 18:49                         ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-15  0:21                           ` David Miller
2008-11-19 12:10                             ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-12 12:54                 ` NIU driver: Sun x8 Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Adapter Ben Hutchings
2008-11-12 13:21                   ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-12 21:46                   ` David Miller
2008-11-12 21:50                     ` Ben Hutchings
2008-11-12 22:26                       ` David Miller
2008-11-12 22:58                         ` Roland Dreier
2008-11-12 17:56                 ` Jesper Krogh
2008-11-12 21:43                   ` David Miller
2008-11-12 21:31                 ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-12 23:10                   ` Matheos Worku
2008-11-13  9:10                 ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-13 22:19                   ` David Miller
2008-11-13 10:29                 ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-13 22:15                   ` David Miller
2008-11-19 22:58                     ` NIU driver: Sun x8 Express Quad Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (perf + regression IRQs) Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-19 23:11                       ` David Miller
2008-11-20 19:48                         ` Regression: Bisected, IRQ and MSI allocations screwed without sparse irq Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-21  0:34                           ` Thomas Gleixner
2008-11-21 10:33                             ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-21 16:40                               ` Thomas Gleixner
2008-11-21 19:35                                 ` Jesper Dangaard Brouer
2008-11-21 21:11                                   ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]
2008-11-21 23:06                                   ` David Miller

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