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net/mv643xx: don't disable the mib timer too early

Message ID 20090215092719.GB12280@Chamillionaire.breakpoint.cc
State Superseded, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Feb. 15, 2009, 9:27 a.m. UTC
because mib_counters_update() also restarts the timer.
So the timer is dequeued, the stats are read and then the timer is
enqueued again. This is okay, unless someone unloads the module.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc>
---
 drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c |    3 +--
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Feb. 16, 2009, 8:29 a.m. UTC | #1
* Sebastian Andrzej Siewior | 2009-02-15 10:27:19 [+0100]:

>because mib_counters_update() also restarts the timer.
>So the timer is dequeued, the stats are read and then the timer is
>enqueued again. This is okay, unless someone unloads the module.
I got to NAK that one myself. I make a new one which does not break sth.
else .)

Sebastian
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diff --git a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
index 6977abe..3c6847a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mv643xx_eth.c
@@ -2213,8 +2213,6 @@  static int mv643xx_eth_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	wrlp(mp, INT_MASK, 0x00000000);
 	rdlp(mp, INT_MASK);
 
-	del_timer_sync(&mp->mib_counters_timer);
-
 	napi_disable(&mp->napi);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&mp->rx_oom);
@@ -2226,6 +2224,7 @@  static int mv643xx_eth_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 	port_reset(mp);
 	mv643xx_eth_get_stats(dev);
 	mib_counters_update(mp);
+	del_timer_sync(&mp->mib_counters_timer);
 
 	skb_queue_purge(&mp->rx_recycle);