> Calling netif_receive_skb() from memnic thread may cause deadlock, if
> softirq is not disabled.
>
> The netif_receive_skb() should be called in softirq context, but memnic
> thread is not softirq context. That may conflict softirq work like a
> timer handler in kernel network stack.
>
> Signed
From: Hiroshi Shimamoto
Calling netif_receive_skb() from memnic thread may cause deadlock, if
softirq is not disabled.
The netif_receive_skb() should be called in softirq context, but memnic
thread is not softirq context. That may conflict softirq work like a
timer handler in kernel network stac
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