Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index e78486504d3a..95274678fe45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -514,8 +514,7 @@ again:
         /* Free up any pending old buffers before queueing new ones. */
         free_old_xmit_skbs(vi);
 
-        /* Put new one in send queue and do transmit */
-        __skb_queue_head(&vi->send, skb);
+        /* Try to transmit */
         capacity = xmit_skb(vi, skb);
 
         /* This can happen with OOM and indirect buffers. */
@@ -529,8 +528,17 @@ again:
                 }
                 return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
         }
-
         vi->svq->vq_ops->kick(vi->svq);
+
+        /*
+         * Put new one in send queue.  You'd expect we'd need this before
+         * xmit_skb calls add_buf(), since the callback can be triggered
+         * immediately after that.  But since the callback just triggers
+         * another call back here, normal network xmit locking prevents the
+         * race.
+         */
+        __skb_queue_head(&vi->send, skb);
+
         /* Don't wait up for transmitted skbs to be freed. */
         skb_orphan(skb);
         nf_reset(skb);