Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Wed, 10 Sep 2003 10:29:08 +0200 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/3] netpoll: netconsole |
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> No, haven't encountered it. Which lock are we talking about, specifically?
The hardware register lock of the low level device drivers.
It's a different lock for each driver.
They take it usually in all functions that access hardware registers, including poll.
> It ups the interface if necessary and has enough info to build a > complete raw packet so if I understand you correctly, it's already > there. I start getting netconsole messages immediately after > driver/net initcalls.
Ok, great.
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