[RFC PATCH v0.1] net driver: mpc52xx fec

[Scott Wood]

Juergen Beisert wrote:
> I tried with in_atomic(). The BUG report is gone, but the problem still 
> exists. 
> 
> While network stress testing: 
> 
> [...]
> NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
> net eth0: transmit timed out
> net eth0: queues didn't drain
> net eth0:   tx: index: 35, outdex: 36
> net eth0:   rx: index: 24, outdex: 25
> PHY: f0003000:00 - Link is Down
> PHY: f0003000:00 - Link is Up - 100/Full
> 
> The link is up again, but any connection is dead (no answers to ping etc.). 
> But the serial console is still working. I'm not sure if the RT-Preempt patch 
> *causes* this behavior or only *discover* it. Any idea?

I'd try looking at the driver's locking to make sure that it's correct.

-Scott