Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > You are correct. In trying to get a small patch for stable, I missed > some important points. > > Please look at the attached patch. I think it handles the skb > allocations correctly. The critical point is that > _rtl_pci_init_one_rxdesc() cannot be allowed to fail to allocate an > skb while in the interrupt path. Now, I have already allocated the skb > before the call and bypassed this routine if the allocation fails. > After a couple of crashes, this one now works for the case when the > allocation wouldn't fail anyway. I will likely pull the allocation out > of _rtl_pci_init_one_rxdesc() in all cases for the final patch. > > @Kalle: Please drop the patch I submitted this morning with this > subject. It would not help the problem. I will resubmit after I am > sure of the proper fix. Ack. I'll wait for v2. -- Kalle Valo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
