Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lethal/genesis-2.6

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/gianfar.c b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
index 61a7b4351e78..b6715553cf17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gianfar.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gianfar.c
@@ -2021,7 +2021,6 @@ static int gfar_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
 
         /* setup the TxBD length and buffer pointer for the first BD */
-        tx_queue->tx_skbuff[tx_queue->skb_curtx] = skb;
         txbdp_start->bufPtr = dma_map_single(&priv->ofdev->dev, skb->data,
                         skb_headlen(skb), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 
@@ -2053,6 +2052,10 @@ static int gfar_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 
         txbdp_start->lstatus = lstatus;
 
+        eieio(); /* force lstatus write before tx_skbuff */
+
+        tx_queue->tx_skbuff[tx_queue->skb_curtx] = skb;
+
         /* Update the current skb pointer to the next entry we will use
          * (wrapping if necessary) */
         tx_queue->skb_curtx = (tx_queue->skb_curtx + 1) &