[PATCH] net/ethernet: cpsw: Bugfix interrupts before enabling napi
Peter Korsgaard
peter at korsgaard.com
Mon Oct 14 07:48:29 EDT 2013
>>>>> "Markus" == Markus Pargmann <mpa at pengutronix.de> writes:
Markus> If interrupts happen before napi_enable was called, the driver will not
Markus> work as expected. Network transmissions are impossible in this state.
Markus> This bug can be reproduced easily by restarting the network interface in
Markus> a loop. After some time any network transmissions on the network
Markus> interface will fail.
Markus> This patch fixes the bug by enabling napi before enabling the network
Markus> interface interrupts.
Markus> Signed-off-by: Markus Pargmann <mpa at pengutronix.de>
Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet at sunsite.dk>
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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