[PATCH 1/2] netpoll: warning for ndo_start_xmit returns withinterrupts enabled

[DDD]

WARN_ONCE for ndo_start_xmit() enable interrupts in netpoll_send_skb(),
because the NETPOLL API requires that interrupts remain disabled in
netpoll_send_skb().

Signed-off-by: Dongdong Deng <dongdong.deng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 net/core/netpoll.c |    5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/netpoll.c b/net/core/netpoll.c
index df30feb..1b76eb1 100644
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ static void netpoll_send_skb(struct netpoll *np, struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 			udelay(USEC_PER_POLL);
 		}
+
+		WARN_ONCE(!irqs_disabled(),
+			"netpoll_send_skb(): %s enabled interrupts in poll (%pF)\n",
+			dev->name, ops->ndo_start_xmit);
+
 		local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}
 
-- 
1.6.0.4


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