From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:47:30 -0700
> The netpoll system currently has a rx to tx path via:
>
> netpoll_rx
> __netpoll_rx
> arp_reply
>netpoll_send_skb
> dev->hard_start_tx
>
> This rx->tx loop places network drivers at risk of inadvertently causing a
> deadl
From: Neil Horman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The netpoll system currently has a rx to tx path via:
netpoll_rx
__netpoll_rx
arp_reply
netpoll_send_skb
dev->hard_start_tx
This rx->tx loop places network drivers at risk of inadvertently causing a
deadlock or BUG halt by recursively trying to ac