Instead of whining, try this.
--- drivers/net/sky2.c.orig 2006-02-25 18:02:10.000000000 -0800 +++ drivers/net/sky2.c 2006-02-25 18:03:13.000000000 -0800 @@ -1895,19 +1895,6 @@ u16 hwidx; u16 tx_done[2] = { TX_NO_STATUS, TX_NO_STATUS }; - sky2_write32(hw, STAT_CTRL, SC_STAT_CLR_IRQ); - - /* - * Kick the STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL timer. - * This fixes my hangs on Yukon-EC (0xb6) rev 1. - * The if clause is there to start the timer only if it has been - * configured correctly and not been disabled via ethtool. - */ - if (sky2_read8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL) == TIM_START) { - sky2_write8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL, TIM_STOP); - sky2_write8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL, TIM_START); - } - hwidx = sky2_read16(hw, STAT_PUT_IDX); BUG_ON(hwidx >= STATUS_RING_SIZE); rmb(); @@ -1995,7 +1982,20 @@ sky2_write8(hw, STAT_TX_TIMER_CTRL, TIM_START); } - if (likely(work_done < to_do)) { + sky2_write32(hw, STAT_CTRL, SC_STAT_CLR_IRQ); + + /* + * Kick the STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL timer. + * This fixes my hangs on Yukon-EC (0xb6) rev 1. + * The if clause is there to start the timer only if it has been + * configured correctly and not been disabled via ethtool. + */ + if (sky2_read8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL) == TIM_START) { + sky2_write8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL, TIM_STOP); + sky2_write8(hw, STAT_LEV_TIMER_CTRL, TIM_START); + } + + if (sky2_read16(hw, STAT_PUT_IDX) == hw->st_idx) { spin_lock_irq(&hw->hw_lock); __netif_rx_complete(dev0); - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html