Re: [PATCH 2.6.29.1 1/1] 8139too: fix HW initial flow

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Tzungder Lin <tzungder@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:54:10 +0800

> From: Jonathan Lin <tzungder@gmail.com>
> 
> While ifconfig eth0 up kernel calls open() of 8139 driver(8139too.c).
> In rtl8139_hw_start() of rtl8139_open(), 8139 driver enable RX before
> setting up the DMA buffer address. In this interval where RX was
> enabled and DMA buffer address is not yet set up, any incoming
> broadcast packet would be send to a strange physical address:
> 0x003e8800 which is the default value of DMA buffer address.
> Unfortunately, this address is used by Linux kernel. So kernel panics.
> This patch fix it by setting up DMA buffer address before RX enabled
> and everything is fine even under broadcast packets attack.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Lin <tzungder@gmail.com>

Your email client corrupted this patch, breaking up long lines
and substituting tabs with space characters among other things.

Please fix this up and resubmit.

I would suggest trying to send the patch to yourself and then trying
to apply what arrives in your inbox, just as I would.

Thanks.