kernel.git/include/linux/netpoll.h, branch linux-2.6.15.y

[NETPOLL]: wrong return for null netpoll_poll_lock()

2005-10-12T22:12:21Z

When netpoll is not being used, the macro that defines the removed routing netpoll_poll_lock defines the return as zero, but the real routine returns a `void *` Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[NETPOLL]: fix initialization/NAPI race

2005-08-12T02:27:43Z

This fixes a race during initialization with the NAPI softirq processing by using an RCU approach. This race was discovered when refill_skbs() was added to the setup code. Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[NETPOLL]: add retry timeout

2005-08-12T02:25:54Z

Add limited retry logic to netpoll_send_skb Each time we attempt to send, decrement our per-device retry counter. On every successful send, we reset the counter. We delay 50us between attempts with up to 20000 retries for a total of 1 second. After we've exhausted our retries, subsequent failed attempts will try only once until reset by success. Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[NETPOLL]: allow multiple netpoll_clients to register against one interface

2005-06-23T05:05:59Z

This patch provides support for registering multiple netpoll clients to the same network device. Only one of these clients may register an rx_hook, however. In practice, this restriction has not been problematic. It is worth mentioning, though, that the current design can be easily extended to allow for the registration of multiple rx_hooks. The basic idea of the patch is that the rx_np pointer in the netpoll_info structure points to the struct netpoll that has rx_hook filled in. Aside from this one case, there is no need for a pointer from the struct net_device to an individual struct netpoll. A lock is introduced to protect the setting and clearing of the np_rx pointer. The pointer will only be cleared upon netpoll client module removal, and the lock should be uncontested. Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[NETPOLL]: Introduce a netpoll_info struct

2005-06-23T05:05:31Z

This patch introduces a netpoll_info structure, which the struct net_device will now point to instead of pointing to a struct netpoll. The reason for this is two-fold: 1) fields such as the rx_flags, poll_owner, and poll_lock should be maintained per net_device, not per netpoll; and 2) this is a first step in providing support for multiple netpoll clients to register against the same net_device. The struct netpoll is now pointed to by the netpoll_info structure. As such, the previous behaviour of the code is preserved. Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[NETPOLL]: Set poll_owner to -1 before unlocking in netpoll_poll_unlock()

2005-06-23T05:04:55Z

This trivial patch moves the assignment of poll_owner to -1 inside of the lock. This fixes a potential SMP race in the code. Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Linux-2.6.12-rc2

2005-04-16T22:20:36Z

Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!