Make the hardware perceive the RX descriptor ring as a null-terminated linked list, instead of a circular ring.
Signed-off-by: Linas Vepstas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: James K Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---- drivers/net/spider_net.c | 12 ++++-------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) Index: linux-2.6.19-git7/drivers/net/spider_net.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.19-git7.orig/drivers/net/spider_net.c 2006-12-13 14:32:13.000000000 -0600 +++ linux-2.6.19-git7/drivers/net/spider_net.c 2006-12-13 14:33:21.000000000 -0600 @@ -419,9 +419,13 @@ spider_net_prepare_rx_descr(struct spide card->spider_stats.rx_iommu_map_error++; descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DESCR_NOT_IN_USE; } else { + descr->next_descr_addr = 0; wmb(); descr->dmac_cmd_status = SPIDER_NET_DESCR_CARDOWNED | SPIDER_NET_DMAC_NOINTR_COMPLETE; + + wmb(); + descr->prev->next_descr_addr = descr->bus_addr; } return 0; @@ -1650,7 +1654,6 @@ int spider_net_open(struct net_device *netdev) { struct spider_net_card *card = netdev_priv(netdev); - struct spider_net_descr *descr; int result; result = spider_net_init_chain(card, &card->tx_chain); @@ -1662,13 +1665,6 @@ spider_net_open(struct net_device *netde if (result) goto alloc_rx_failed; - /* Make a ring of of bus addresses */ - descr = card->rx_chain.ring; - do { - descr->next_descr_addr = descr->next->bus_addr; - descr = descr->next; - } while (descr != card->rx_chain.ring); - /* Allocate rx skbs */ if (spider_net_alloc_rx_skbs(card)) goto alloc_skbs_failed; - 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