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SubjectRe: [net/8139cp] still crashes my notebook
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fre 2004-01-23 klockan 18.56 skrev OGAWA Hirofumi:
> Andreas Happe <andreashappe@gmx.net> writes:
>
> > hi,
> >
> > my notebook (hp/compaq nx7000) still crashes when using 8139cp (runs
> > rock solid with 8139too driver). The computer just locks up, there is no
> > dmesg output. This has happened since I've got this laptop (around
> > november '03).
>
> It seems 8139cp.c has the race condition of rx_poll and interrupt.
> Does the following patch fix this problem?
>
> NOTE, since I don't have this device, patch is untested. Sorry.

I can confirm that this patch fixes the same complete lockup I have had
since 2.6.0-test4 or so, (See: "Hard lock with recent 2.6.0-test
kernels").

Tested against 2.6.2-rc1-mm2 which locks har without patch and works
great with it.

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/ Thomas
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