Re: [patch] SMP race fix [was Re: SMP lockup & 3c509 on 2.2.x [aka.the

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 7 May 1999 01:46:05 +0100 (BST)

> >May 6 12:58:23 linux1a kernel: eth0: Infinite loop in interrupt, status 2091.
>
> I guess (and yes, this is only a guess, I don't have signed the NDA for
> the 3c509 specs ;) that it can be that your machine was fast enough to

(no need just ask for a copy)

> handling more work than max_interrupt_work. Everything 3c509 related and I

The kernel bailed out of the irq loop because it thought it was getting
stuck or overloaded. That is fine.

> So it seems that the race I spotted and fixed is the bug that was harming
> you.

Good news, well done Andrea

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