2.6.17-mm5 -- inconsistent {in-softirq-W} -> {softirq-on-W} usage.

[Miles Lane]

[ INFO: inconsistent lock state ]
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inconsistent {in-softirq-W} -> {softirq-on-W} usage.
modprobe/2881 [HC0[0]:SC0[0]:HE1:SE1] takes:
(&dev->_xmit_lock){-+..}, at: [<c11ad5cb>] netpoll_send_skb+0x79/0xea
{in-softirq-W} state was registered at:
 [<c102d152>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
 [<c1200376>] _spin_lock+0x23/0x32
 [<c11af282>] dev_watchdog+0x14/0xb1
 [<c101dab2>] run_timer_softirq+0xf2/0x14a
 [<c101a691>] __do_softirq+0x55/0xb0
 [<c1004a8d>] do_softirq+0x58/0xbd
irq event stamp: 3780
hardirqs last  enabled at (3779): [<c1200800>] _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x36/0x59
hardirqs last disabled at (3780): [<c1200581>] _spin_lock_irqsave+0xf/0x3c
softirqs last  enabled at (3544): [<c101a6e7>] __do_softirq+0xab/0xb0
softirqs last disabled at (3535): [<c1004a8d>] do_softirq+0x58/0xbd

other info that might help us debug this:
1 lock held by modprobe/2881:
#0:  (&dev->_xmit_lock){-+..}, at: [<c11ad5cb>] netpoll_send_skb+0x79/0xea

stack backtrace:
[<c1003502>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x54/0xfd
[<c1003b6a>] show_trace+0xd/0x10
[<c1003c0e>] dump_stack+0x19/0x1b
[<c102b7c7>] print_usage_bug+0x1cc/0x1d9
[<c102bd71>] mark_lock+0x23c/0x360
[<c102bedc>] mark_held_locks+0x47/0x65
[<c102bfe9>] trace_hardirqs_on+0xef/0x119
[<c1200845>] _spin_unlock_irq+0x22/0x43
[<f9099d31>] rtl8139_start_xmit+0xd9/0xff [8139too]
[<c11ad5ea>] netpoll_send_skb+0x98/0xea
[<c11ae2ef>] netpoll_send_udp+0x1e8/0x1f1
[<f93160cd>] write_msg+0x40/0x67 [netconsole]
[<c1015e8d>] __call_console_drivers+0x45/0x51
[<c1015ee7>] _call_console_drivers+0x4e/0x52
[<c1016003>] release_console_sem+0x118/0x1ed
[<c1016364>] register_console+0x190/0x197
[<f9316079>] init_netconsole+0x60/0x74 [netconsole]
[<c1033794>] sys_init_module+0x12cc/0x14b1
[<c1002d6d>] sysenter_past_esp+0x56/0x8d
netconsole: network logging started
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