kernel_optimize_test/include
Neil Horman 068c6e98bc [NET] netpoll: break recursive loop in netpoll rx path
The netpoll system currently has a rx to tx path via:

netpoll_rx
 __netpoll_rx
  arp_reply
   netpoll_send_skb
    dev->hard_start_tx

This rx->tx loop places network drivers at risk of inadvertently causing a
deadlock or BUG halt by recursively trying to acquire a spinlock that is
used in both their rx and tx paths (this problem was origionally reported
to me in the 3c59x driver, which shares a spinlock between the
boomerang_interrupt and boomerang_start_xmit routines).

This patch breaks this loop, by queueing arp frames, so that they can be
responded to after all receive operations have been completed.  Tested by
myself and the reported with successful results.

Specifically it was tested with netdump.  Heres the BZ with details:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=194055

Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Acked-by: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-06-26 00:04:27 -07:00
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acpi Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6 2006-06-23 07:52:36 -07:00
asm-alpha [PATCH] random: remove SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM from floppy driver 2006-06-25 10:01:00 -07:00
asm-arm [PATCH] random: remove SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM from floppy driver 2006-06-25 10:01:00 -07:00
asm-arm26 [PATCH] random: remove SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM from floppy driver 2006-06-25 10:01:00 -07:00
asm-cris
asm-frv [PATCH] frv: clean frv unistd.h 2006-06-23 07:42:55 -07:00
asm-generic [PATCH] introduce WARN_ON_ONCE(cond) 2006-06-25 10:01:11 -07:00
asm-h8300 [PATCH] adjust handle_IRR_event() return type 2006-06-23 07:43:08 -07:00
asm-i386 [PATCH] Make copy_from_user_inatomic NOT zero the tail on i386 2006-06-25 10:01:09 -07:00
asm-ia64 [PATCH] Define __raw_get_cpu_var and use it 2006-06-25 10:01:01 -07:00
asm-m32r
asm-m68k [PATCH] m68k: convert VME irq code 2006-06-25 10:00:58 -07:00
asm-m68knommu [PATCH] m68knommu: make enable_irq() macro statement 2006-06-25 21:04:24 -07:00
asm-mips [PATCH] N32 sigset and __COMPAT_ENDIAN_SWAP__ 2006-06-25 10:01:15 -07:00
asm-parisc [PATCH] random: remove SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM from floppy driver 2006-06-25 10:01:00 -07:00
asm-powerpc [PATCH] Define __raw_get_cpu_var and use it 2006-06-25 10:01:01 -07:00
asm-ppc [PATCH] random: remove SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM from floppy driver 2006-06-25 10:01:00 -07:00
asm-s390 [PATCH] Define __raw_get_cpu_var and use it 2006-06-25 10:01:01 -07:00
asm-sh [PATCH] random: remove SA_SAMPLE_RANDOM from floppy driver 2006-06-25 10:01:00 -07:00
asm-sh64
asm-sparc [SBUS]: Rewrite and plug into of_device framework. 2006-06-23 23:15:50 -07:00
asm-sparc64 [PATCH] Define __raw_get_cpu_var and use it 2006-06-25 10:01:01 -07:00
asm-um
asm-v850 [PATCH] adjust handle_IRR_event() return type 2006-06-23 07:43:08 -07:00
asm-x86_64 [PATCH] Define __raw_get_cpu_var and use it 2006-06-25 10:01:01 -07:00
asm-xtensa [PATCH] xtensa: remove verify_area macros 2006-06-23 07:43:02 -07:00
keys
linux [NET] netpoll: break recursive loop in netpoll rx path 2006-06-26 00:04:27 -07:00
math-emu
media V4L/DVB (4205): Merge tda9887 module into tuner. 2006-06-25 02:05:24 -03:00
mtd
net [TIPC]: Corrected potential misuse of tipc_media_addr structure. 2006-06-25 23:38:29 -07:00
pcmcia
rdma
rxrpc
scsi
sound V4L/DVB (4210b): git-dvb: tea575x-tuner build fix 2006-06-25 02:05:25 -03:00
video