Re: [PATCH 2.6.24-rt1] SMC91x: Use special_lock whenCONFIG_PREEMPT_[HARD|SOFT]IRQS

From: Nicolas Pitre
Date: Thu Feb 14 2008 - 09:03:23 EST


On Wed, 13 Feb 2008, Kevin Hilman wrote:

> The smc_special_locks should also be used when either softIRQs or hard
> IRQs are preempted which may lead to the same problems as under SMP.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kevin Hilman <khilman@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@xxxxxxx>

>
> ---
> drivers/net/smc91x.c | 3 ++-
> 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
> index f198c49..be62616 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
> @@ -530,7 +530,8 @@ static inline void smc_rcv(struct net_device *dev)
> }
> }
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
> +#if defined(CONFIG_SMP) || \
> + defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_SOFTIRQS) || defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_HARDIRQS)
> /*
> * On SMP we have the following problem:
> *
> --
> 1.5.4
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Nicolas
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