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Re: [PATCH] Tulip interrupt uses non IRQ safe spinlock

To: Mark Broadbent <markb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Tulip interrupt uses non IRQ safe spinlock
From: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 01:37:55 +0100
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On Iau, 2005-04-28 at 21:42, Mark Broadbent wrote:
> The interrupt handling code in the tulip network driver appears to use a non 
> IRQ safe spinlock in an interrupt context.  The following patch should 
> correct 
> this.

In what situations is this code path executed outside the IRQ handler ?


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