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Re: tx_timeout and timer serialisation

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Subject: Re: tx_timeout and timer serialisation
From: Andrew Morton <andrewm@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 04:29:00 +0000
References: <390DA08D.8979B5B7@uow.edu.au> <Pine.GSO.4.20.0005011126160.3573-100000@shell.cyberus.ca> <390E3143.5CF7D4AD@uow.edu.au>
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> ...
> Things like the call to del_timer() in
> acenic.c:ace_start_xmit() need to be carefully reviewed.

That email sounded whiny.  I'm not whining - I will sit down and work
through these drivers starting in 1-2 weeks time, if we agree it would
be useful.

But I'd be interested in hearing from more experienced people whether
these are indeed problems, and if there are other common bloopers to
watch out for. 

-- 
-akpm-

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