Initialize npinfo->rx_flags. The way it stands now, this will have random garbage, and so will incur a locking penalty even when an rx_hook isn't registered and we are not active in the netpoll polling code.
Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- linux-2.6.12/net/core/netpoll.c.orig 2005-07-01 14:02:56.039174635 -0400 +++ linux-2.6.12/net/core/netpoll.c 2005-07-01 14:03:16.688739508 -0400 @@ -639,6 +639,7 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np) if (!npinfo) goto release; + npinfo->rx_flags = 0; npinfo->rx_np = NULL; npinfo->poll_lock = SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED; npinfo->poll_owner = -1; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/