Re: [PATCH] new device support for forcedeth.c fourth try

[Jeff Garzik]

Andi Kleen wrote:
> Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.kernel.2004@xxxxxxx> writes:
>
>
> > Known Bug: You will get a "bad: scheduling while atomic" message because
> > of the msleep(500) in PHY reset.
> >
> > Any suggestions how I can avoid this message? Using mdelay(500) has its
> > share of problems too, because it will cause lost time.
>
>
> Use schedule_work() to push it into a worker thread.


Agreed.  This is what I am moving net drivers to, for slow path stuff 
like chip reset or twiddling the phy.

	Jeff


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