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Date:      Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:51:45 +0400
From:      Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pci if_xl.c
Message-ID:  <20050714125145.GA18744@cell.sick.ru>
In-Reply-To: <20050714083608.A21239@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
References:  <200507131406.j6DE6DLv066313@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050714083608.A21239@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>

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On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 08:36:08AM -0400, Andrew Gallatin wrote:
A> Gleb Smirnoff [glebius@FreeBSD.org] wrote:
A> > glebius     2005-07-13 14:06:13 UTC
A> > 
A> >   FreeBSD src repository
A> > 
A> >   Modified files:
A> >     sys/pci              if_xl.c 
A> >   Log:
A> >   NET_LOCK_GIANT() when entering network code.
A> >   
A> 
A> Do other drivers do this?  It looks like at least em, fxp
A> and my out-of-tree commercial driver have the same "bug".

They do. Look at if_ath.c:ath_rx_proc(). This is done in functions
that execute from a separate context - from task queue.
em, fxp and others may not have such functions.

A> I would argue that any fiddling with Giant should go into
A> the various if_input routines instead.

-- 
Totus tuus, Glebius.
GLEBIUS-RIPN GLEB-RIPE



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