Just move the unlock down a bit because it unlocks too early leaving a chance for get_stats64() run in parallel while it is still accessing the stats.
Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c | 2 +- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c index a39d4a4..c19e4f0 100644 --- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c +++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c @@ -4328,7 +4328,6 @@ static void e1000_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work) link_up: spin_lock(&adapter->stats64_lock); e1000e_update_stats(adapter); - spin_unlock(&adapter->stats64_lock); mac->tx_packet_delta = adapter->stats.tpt - adapter->tpt_old; adapter->tpt_old = adapter->stats.tpt; @@ -4339,6 +4338,7 @@ link_up: adapter->gorc_old = adapter->stats.gorc; adapter->gotc = adapter->stats.gotc - adapter->gotc_old; adapter->gotc_old = adapter->stats.gotc; + spin_unlock(&adapter->stats64_lock); e1000e_update_adaptive(&adapter->hw); -- 1.7.3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular FREE web apps or write code yourself; WebMatrix provides all the features you need to develop and publish your website. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-webmatrix-sf _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
