[PATCH net-next 1/5] be2net: Fix race in posting rx buffers.
From: Sathya Perla <hidden>
Date: 2011-08-22 11:14:19
Subsystem:
emulex 10gbps nic be2, be3-r, lancer, skyhawk-r driver (be2net), networking drivers, the rest · Maintainers:
Ajit Khaparde, Sriharsha Basavapatna, Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
There is a possibility of be_post_rx_frags() being called simultaneously from both be_worker() (when rx_post_starved) and be_poll_rx() (when rxq->used is 0). This can be avoided by posting rx buffers only when some completions have been reaped. Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <redacted> --- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index ef62594..09eb699 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c@@ -1862,7 +1862,7 @@ loop_continue: } /* Refill the queue */ - if (atomic_read(&rxo->q.used) < RX_FRAGS_REFILL_WM) + if (work_done && atomic_read(&rxo->q.used) < RX_FRAGS_REFILL_WM) be_post_rx_frags(rxo, GFP_ATOMIC); /* All consumed */
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