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With threaded interrupts enabled, the interrupt thread runs as SCHED_RR with priority 50. If a user application with a higher priority preempts the interrupt thread and tries to shutdown the network interface then it will loop forever. The kernel will spin in the loop waiting for the device to become idle and the scheduler will never consider the interrupt thread because its priority is lower. Avoid the problem by sleeping for a jiffy giving other tasks, including the interrupt thread, a chance to run and make progress. In the original thread it has been suggested to use wait_event() and properly waiting for the state to occur. DaveM explained that this would require to add expensive checks in the fast paths of packet processing. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/1393976987-23555-1-git-send-email-mkl@pengutronix.de Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de> [bigeasy: Rewrite commit message, add comment, use schedule_timeout_uninterruptible()] Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de> Acked-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.