Bug#508527: [PATCH] via-velocity: Give RX descriptors to the NIC later on open or MTU change

From: Jan Ceuleers Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:36:03 +0100 > Jan Ceuleers wrote: >> I have successfully booted a 2.6.32.2 kernel with this patch applied on top >> on a PXE-booting machine with nfsroot. > > Obviously this was on a machine with a Via Velocity NIC. Fair enough, applied to net-2.6,

Bug#508527: [PATCH] via-velocity: Give RX descriptors to the NIC later on open or MTU change

David Miller wrote: >> velocity_open() calls velocity_give_many_rx_descs(), which gives RX >> descriptors to the NIC, before installing an interrupt handler or >> calling velocity_init_registers(). I think this is very unsafe and it >> appears to explain the bug report

Bug#508527: [PATCH] via-velocity: Give RX descriptors to the NIC later on open or MTU change

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Bug#508527: [PATCH] via-velocity: Give RX descriptors to the NIC later on open or MTU change

From: Ben Hutchings Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:05:09 + > velocity_open() calls velocity_give_many_rx_descs(), which gives RX > descriptors to the NIC, before installing an interrupt handler or > calling velocity_init_registers(). I think this is very unsafe and it > appears to explain the bug

Bug#508527: [PATCH] via-velocity: Give RX descriptors to the NIC later on open or MTU change

velocity_open() calls velocity_give_many_rx_descs(), which gives RX descriptors to the NIC, before installing an interrupt handler or calling velocity_init_registers(). I think this is very unsafe and it appears to explain the bug report . On MTU change, velocity_gi