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| Subject: | Re: Must dev->set_multicast_list() complete before returning? |
| From: | rask@xxxxxxxxxx (Rask Ingemann Lambertsen) |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Apr 2003 15:09:14 +0200 |
| References: | <Pine.LNX.4.44.0304012242360.1685-100000@beohost.scyld.com> |
| Reply-to: | rask@xxxxxxxxxx |
| Sender: | netdev-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx |
Donald Becker wrote: > The promiscuous setting must complete before return, but there are > several drivers where the updated multicast filter does not immediately > take effect. > > I have not seen hardware where setting promiscuous mode is a queued > command. Intel i82586, i82596 and, as far as I can tell from other drivers, several other Intel i825xx Ethernet chips. IIRC, the function must not sleep. That means busy-wait for it to complete. :-( Regards, Rask Ingemann Lambertsen |
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