Re: [PATCH] PHYLIB: Spinlock fixes for softirqs

2007-09-28 Thread Andrew Morton
On Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:31:52 -0400 Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > doesn't Andrew have a version of these patches that move the useful > patch text into the area where it will get copied into the permanent > kernel changelog? > > also, your PHYLIB patches give no notion at all of prope

Re: [PATCH] PHYLIB: Spinlock fixes for softirqs

2007-09-28 Thread Jeff Garzik
doesn't Andrew have a version of these patches that move the useful patch text into the area where it will get copied into the permanent kernel changelog? also, your PHYLIB patches give no notion at all of proper patch order. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev"

[PATCH] PHYLIB: Spinlock fixes for softirqs

2007-09-18 Thread Maciej W. Rozycki
Use spin_lock_bh()/spin_unlock_bh() for the phydev lock throughout as it is used in phy_timer() that is called as a softirq and all the other operations may happen in the user context. Signed-off-by: Maciej W. Rozycki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- There has been a change recently that did such a con