Re: [PATCH 2/3] netpoll: netconsole

[Andi Kleen]

> 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.

-Andi
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