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From: Alexej Sokolov <bsd.quest@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Intel Pro 82546GB COPPER. Frames reception by disabled interrupts
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Hello,

interrupts disable:  E1000_WRITE_REG(&adapter->hw, E1000_IMC, 0xffffffff);
this clears interrupt mask register.

Question: Will network adapter accept incoming frames and transfer them to
hast memory by disabled interrupts ?

Thenx,
Alexej