Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 09 Nov 2000 13:12:45 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Porting Linux v2.2.x Ethernet driver to v2.4.x? |
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...and the attached document, referred to in the previous mail. :) I think I posted this recently, but it's small so a repost is no big deal. -- Jeff Garzik | Building 1024 | Would you like a Twinkie? MandrakeSoft | Network Devices, the Kernel, and You!
Introduction ============ The following is a random collection of documentation regarding network devices.
struct net_device synchronization rules ======================================= dev->open: Locking: Inside rtnl_lock() semaphore. Sleeping: OK
dev->stop: Locking: Inside rtnl_lock() semaphore. Sleeping: OK
dev->do_ioctl: Locking: Inside rtnl_lock() semaphore. Sleeping: OK
dev->get_stats: Locking: Inside dev_base_lock spinlock. Sleeping: NO
dev->hard_start_xmit: Locking: Inside dev->xmit_lock spinlock. Sleeping: NO
dev->tx_timeout: Locking: Inside dev->xmit_lock spinlock. Sleeping: NO
dev->set_multicast_list: Locking: Inside dev->xmit_lock spinlock. Sleeping: NO
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