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From: Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@data.slu.se>
To: Zhang Fuxin <fxzhang@ict.ac.cn>
Cc: Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@data.slu.se>,
	Paul <xerox@foonet.net>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: NAPI eepro100 bug fixed
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 19:07:38 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <15631.26842.867674.437939@robur.slu.se> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D0EA83A.50606@ict.ac.cn>


Zhang Fuxin writes:

 >       My first NAPI eepro100 contains a subtle but fatal race,which will 
 > lead
 > to lockup(of the whole machine here,but of ether interface for paul). This
 > version should be ok, Paul, would you like to have a try? I've tested it 
 > in my


 > will meet it,so it is listed here.
 >      /* disable interrupts here is necessary!
 >          * We need to ensure Rx/RxNobuf ints are disabled if in poll
 >          * flag is set. If interrupt comes bwteen netif_rx_complete
 >          * and enable_rx_and_rxnobuf_ints, the following will happen:
 >          *         netif_rx_complete --> clear RX_SCHED flag
 >          *           -> ints(e.g. TxDone)
 >          *                  speedo_interrupt
 >          *                       if (netif_rx_schedule_prep(dev))
 >          *                          disable_rx_and_rxnobuf_ints
 >          *                  return
 >          *           <-
 >          *         enable_rx_and_rxnobuf_ints
 >          *  then we will have Rx&RxNoBuf ints enable while in polling!
 >          *  it may lead to endless interrupts and effective lockup of
 >          *  the whole machine.
 >          */
 >         spin_lock_irqsave(&sp->lock,flags);
 >         netif_rx_complete(dev);
 >         enable_rx_and_rxnobuf_ints(dev);
 >         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sp->lock,flags);

 Thanks!

 Yes as far as I see this correct... and this race and others is mentioned
 in NAPI_HOWTO.txt and yes the spinlock can help for the drivers that uses
 this type interrupt acking. And tulip is a candidate for this as well. Let 
 see if it solves Paul's problem to start with.

 Cheers.
						--ro


  parent reply	other threads:[~2002-06-18 17:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <15624.57000.928651.530593@robur.slu.se>
     [not found] ` <JBEKKKICLLIJKLIGCCKLCEAJCCAA.xerox@foonet.net>
     [not found]   ` <15624.63280.379421.369909@robur.slu.se>
2002-06-18  3:25     ` Zhang Fuxin
2002-06-18  4:43       ` kuznet
2002-06-18 17:07       ` Robert Olsson [this message]
     [not found] <3D0EF872.7020007@ict.ac.cn>
2002-06-18 17:54 ` kuznet

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