@@ -414,8 +414,19 @@ static int ethoc_rx(struct net_device *dev, int limit)
entry = priv->num_tx + (priv->cur_rx % priv->num_rx);
ethoc_read_bd(priv, entry, &bd);
- if (bd.stat & RX_BD_EMPTY)
- break;
+ if (bd.stat & RX_BD_EMPTY) {
+ ethoc_ack_irq(priv, INT_MASK_RX);
+ /* If packet (interrupt) came in between checking
+ * BD_EMTPY and clearing the interrupt source, then we
+ * risk missing the packet as the RX interrupt won't
+ * trigger right away when we reenable it; hence, check
+ * BD_EMTPY here again to make sure there isn't such a
+ * packet waiting for us...
+ */
+ ethoc_read_bd(priv, entry, &bd);
+ if (bd.stat & RX_BD_EMPTY)
+ break;
+ }
if (ethoc_update_rx_stats(priv, &bd) == 0) {
int size = bd.stat >> 16;
An interrupt may occur between checking bd.stat and clearing the interrupt source register which would result in the packet going totally unnoticed as the interrupt will be missed. Double check bd.stat after clearing the interrupt source register to guard against such an occurrence. Signed-off-by: Jonas Bonn <jonas@southpole.se> --- drivers/net/ethoc.c | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)