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SubjectRe: QUESTION: Network hangs with BP6 and 2.4.x kernels, hardware
Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> I'm also nervous about the complete lack of locking in vortex_timer():
> disabling interrupts doesn't mean that transmits couldn't be
> pending. But maybe the hardware is ok with changing status concurrently.
>

mm.. It's a little racy wrt vortex_ioctl(), but otherwise OK.
del_timer_sync() in vortex_ioctl() seems to be needed.

disable_irq() is very useful in functions such as this. It
would be a shame to have to stop using it.
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