Larry Finger <[email protected]> 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
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