Re: [discuss] KGDB 2.0.3 with fixes and development in ethernet interface

[Matt Mackall]

On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 07:51:51PM +0530, Amit S. Kale wrote:
> On Friday 16 Jan 2004 6:35 pm, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:59:59 +0530
> >
> > "Amit S. Kale" <amitkale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > KGDB 2.0.3 is available at
> > > http://kgdb.sourceforge.net/kgdb-2/linux-2.6.1-kgdb-2.0.3.tar.bz2
> > >
> > > Ethernet interface still doesn't work. It responds to gdb for a couple of
> > > packets and then panics. gdb log for ethernet interface is pasted below.
> >
> > Did you add the fix for netpoll Jim posted?
> 
> I am not using netpoll (yet). My patch doesn't require any driver 
> modifications, that the mm ethernet patch required.

I went the no-modified-drivers route originally and a long discussion
with Jeff Garzik eventually convinced me of the error of my ways.
There are a bunch of paths that are racy if you try to make a generic
poll function. 

-- 
Matt Mackall : http://www.selenic.com : Linux development and consulting
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