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List:       linux-netdev
Subject:    Re: Flush Tx skbs after link down
From:       Stefan Rompf <srompf () isg ! de>
Date:       2003-01-15 9:57:42
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> I think this can't be achieved without driver support, simply because
> pending DMA transfers must be removed before freeing the skbs, and this
> is specific. So the driver model needs to be extended to have a reset

PS: We also need to avoid that new skbs are enqueued while the link is
down without making the critical code path in dev_queue_xmit() much
longer. Right now, I don't have any ideas beyond a proof of concept for
this part.

Stefan


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