Ok, since net_dev_init() is called from genhd.c:53, I figured it'd work
just fine if I removed it from net/core/dev.c in register_netdev().
Since I'm not as well steeped in this code, those who know better are
invited to correct me.
--- linux-2.4.6.orig/net/core/dev.c Sat Jul 14 17:48:57 2001
+++ linux-2.4.6/net/core/dev.c Wed Jun 20 21:00:55 2001
@@ -2405,6 +2401,9 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE
dev->fastpath_lock=RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
#endif
-
- if (dev_boot_phase)
- net_dev_init();
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_DIVERT
ret = alloc_divert_blk(dev);
David
David Ford wrote:
> Ok, the problem is this. I have TEQL packet scheduling in my config,
> the kernel runs through this sequence on boot:
>
> net_dev_init()
> pktsched_init()
> teql_init() [starts a lock with rtnl_lock()]
> register_netdevice()
> net_dev_init()
> pktsched_init()
> teql_init() [hangs here...]
>
> Here is the problem. We enter teql_init() again with a rtnl_lock()
> already being held. Do any of the authors of these functions want to
> jump in here?
>
> David
>
> David Ford wrote:
>
>> [...]
>> I2O LAN OSM (C) 1999 University of Helsinki.
>> early initialization of device teql0 is deferred
>> loop: loaded (max 8 devices)
>> Linux Tulip driver version 0.9.15-pre3 (June 1, 2001)
>> PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:10.0
>>
>> Any comments or suggestions? 2.4.5-ac19 is the last kernel I have
>> that works.
>
--- linux-2.4.6.orig/net/core/dev.c Sat Jul 14 17:48:57 2001
+++ linux-2.4.6/net/core/dev.c Wed Jun 20 21:00:55 2001
@@ -2405,6 +2401,9 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_FASTROUTE
dev->fastpath_lock=RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
#endif
-
- if (dev_boot_phase)
- net_dev_init();
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_DIVERT
ret = alloc_divert_blk(dev);
-
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