Re: [PATCH] Register interrupt handler when net device is registered.Avoids missing

From: Pierre Ossman
Date: Sun Nov 13 2005 - 06:09:40 EST


Herbert Xu wrote:
> Pierre Ossman <drzeus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>interrupts if the interrupt mask gets out of sync.
>
>
> What about fixing the interrupt mask instead rather than keeping
> the IRQ handler registered all time?
>

The best solution would be to put the device in the same state as it
normally is when it is down. But I do not know the network subsystem or
the 8139c+ well enough to do this myself.

> BTW, you should submit this via Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> and
> netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>

I did. I also cc:d the author of the suspend code. No one answered.

Rgds
Pierre
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