Merge /spare/repo/netdev-2.6/ branch 'ieee80211'

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/tg3.h b/drivers/net/tg3.h
index 993f84c93dc..99c5f9675a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tg3.h
+++ b/drivers/net/tg3.h
@@ -2006,17 +2006,31 @@ struct tg3_ethtool_stats {
 struct tg3 {
 	/* begin "general, frequently-used members" cacheline section */
 
+	/* If the IRQ handler (which runs lockless) needs to be
+	 * quiesced, the following bitmask state is used.  The
+	 * SYNC flag is set by non-IRQ context code to initiate
+	 * the quiescence.
+	 *
+	 * When the IRQ handler notices that SYNC is set, it
+	 * disables interrupts and returns.
+	 *
+	 * When all outstanding IRQ handlers have returned after
+	 * the SYNC flag has been set, the setter can be assured
+	 * that interrupts will no longer get run.
+	 *
+	 * In this way all SMP driver locks are never acquired
+	 * in hw IRQ context, only sw IRQ context or lower.
+	 */
+	unsigned int			irq_sync;
+
 	/* SMP locking strategy:
 	 *
 	 * lock: Held during all operations except TX packet
 	 *       processing.
 	 *
-	 * tx_lock: Held during tg3_start_xmit{,_4gbug} and tg3_tx
+	 * tx_lock: Held during tg3_start_xmit and tg3_tx
 	 *
-	 * If you want to shut up all asynchronous processing you must
-	 * acquire both locks, 'lock' taken before 'tx_lock'.  IRQs must
-	 * be disabled to take 'lock' but only softirq disabling is
-	 * necessary for acquisition of 'tx_lock'.
+	 * Both of these locks are to be held with BH safety.
 	 */
 	spinlock_t			lock;
 	spinlock_t			indirect_lock;