Re: [PATCH] netdev: enc28j60 kernel panic fix.

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 3:35 PM, Francois Romieu wrote: > (please don't top post) Sorry about that. > David Russell : >> I kind of thought my patch was at best incomplete. When you state >> this change silences the bug but does not fix it, what are

Re: [PATCH] netdev: enc28j60 kernel panic fix.

(please don't top post) David Russell : > I kind of thought my patch was at best incomplete. When you state > this change silences the bug but does not fix it, what are the > implications of systems running this patch? We have some production > systems using this patch.

Re: [PATCH] netdev: enc28j60 kernel panic fix.

I kind of thought my patch was at best incomplete. When you state this change silences the bug but does not fix it, what are the implications of systems running this patch? We have some production systems using this patch. They reboot daily, but have been solid. In addition, if we sent you a

Re: [PATCH] netdev: enc28j60 kernel panic fix.

David Russell : > When connected directly to another system (not via a switch) > eventually a condition where a NULL pointer dereference occurs in > enc28j60_hw_tx() and this patch simply checks for that condition and > returns gracefully without causing a kernel panic. I

[PATCH] netdev: enc28j60 kernel panic fix.

When connected directly to another system (not via a switch) eventually a condition where a NULL pointer dereference occurs in enc28j60_hw_tx() and this patch simply checks for that condition and returns gracefully without causing a kernel panic. I believe, but have not investigated this is