From: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.riba...@gmail.com> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:24:28 +0200
> The dma descriptors are only initialized on the probe function. > > If a packet is on the buffer when temac_stop is called, the dma > descriptors can be left on a incorrect status where no other package can > be sent. > > So an interface could be left in an usable state after ifdow/ifup. > > This patch makes sure that the descriptors are in a proper status when > the device is started. > > Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Delgado <ricardo.riba...@gmail.com> This analysis is not correct. In the current driver, the descriptors are allocated and initialized in the open function, not the probe function. I'm not applying this patch. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
