1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/3c59x.c b/drivers/net/3c59x.c
index c754d88e5ec9..c685a55fc2f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/3c59x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/3c59x.c
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ struct vortex_private {
                 open:1,
                 medialock:1,
                 must_free_region:1,                             /* Flag: if zero, Cardbus owns the I/O region */
-                large_frames:1;                 /* accept large frames */
+                large_frames:1,                 /* accept large frames */
+                handling_irq:1;                 /* private in_irq indicator */
         int drv_flags;
         u16 status_enable;
         u16 intr_enable;
@@ -2133,6 +2134,15 @@ boomerang_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
                            dev->name, vp->cur_tx);
         }
 
+        /*
+         * We can't allow a recursion from our interrupt handler back into the
+         * tx routine, as they take the same spin lock, and that causes
+         * deadlock.  Just return NETDEV_TX_BUSY and let the stack try again in
+         * a bit
+         */
+        if (vp->handling_irq)
+                return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+
         if (vp->cur_tx - vp->dirty_tx >= TX_RING_SIZE) {
                 if (vortex_debug > 0)
                         pr_warning("%s: BUG! Tx Ring full, refusing to send buffer.\n",
@@ -2335,11 +2345,13 @@ boomerang_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
         ioaddr = vp->ioaddr;
 
+
         /*
          * It seems dopey to put the spinlock this early, but we could race against vortex_tx_timeout
          * and boomerang_start_xmit
          */
         spin_lock(&vp->lock);
+        vp->handling_irq = 1;
 
         status = ioread16(ioaddr + EL3_STATUS);
 
@@ -2447,6 +2459,7 @@ boomerang_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
                 pr_debug("%s: exiting interrupt, status %4.4x.\n",
                            dev->name, status);
 handler_exit:
+        vp->handling_irq = 0;
         spin_unlock(&vp->lock);
         return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }