[patch 02/61] lock validator: forcedeth.c fix

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Mon May 29 2006 - 17:22:16 EST


From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>

nv_do_nic_poll() is called from timer softirqs, which has interrupts
enabled, but np->lock might also be taken by some other interrupt
context.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/forcedeth.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ linux/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -2869,6 +2869,7 @@ static void nv_do_nic_poll(unsigned long
struct net_device *dev = (struct net_device *) data;
struct fe_priv *np = netdev_priv(dev);
u8 __iomem *base = get_hwbase(dev);
+ unsigned long flags;
u32 mask = 0;

/*
@@ -2897,10 +2898,9 @@ static void nv_do_nic_poll(unsigned long
mask |= NVREG_IRQ_OTHER;
}
}
+ local_irq_save(flags);
np->nic_poll_irq = 0;

- /* FIXME: Do we need synchronize_irq(dev->irq) here? */
-
writel(mask, base + NvRegIrqMask);
pci_push(base);

@@ -2924,6 +2924,7 @@ static void nv_do_nic_poll(unsigned long
enable_irq(np->msi_x_entry[NV_MSI_X_VECTOR_OTHER].vector);
}
}
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
}

#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
-
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