[PATCH] fix hang in dmfe driver on sending of big packet(linux-2.6.35)

From: Alexander V. Lukyanov
Date: Tue Nov 30 2010 - 09:22:11 EST


Hello!

This patch fixes hang in dmfe driver on attempt of sending a big packet.
Without this patch the code stops the queue and never wakes it again.

Signed-off-by: Alexander V. Lukyanov <lav@xxxxxxxx>

--
Alexander.
--- dmfe.c.1 2010-11-30 16:21:52.758465207 +0300
+++ dmfe.c 2010-11-30 16:24:45.301468601 +0300
@@ -687,18 +687,18 @@
unsigned long flags;

DMFE_DBUG(0, "dmfe_start_xmit", 0);

- /* Resource flag check */
- netif_stop_queue(dev);
-
/* Too large packet check */
if (skb->len > MAX_PACKET_SIZE) {
pr_err("big packet = %d\n", (u16)skb->len);
dev_kfree_skb(skb);
return NETDEV_TX_OK;
}

+ /* Resource flag check */
+ netif_stop_queue(dev);
+
spin_lock_irqsave(&db->lock, flags);

/* No Tx resource check, it never happen nromally */
if (db->tx_queue_cnt >= TX_FREE_DESC_CNT) {