Re: [PATCH] net: meth: Add set_rx_mode hook to fix ICMPv6 neighbor discovery

[David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:34:08 -0800

> On Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:06:15 -0500
> Joshua Kinard <kumba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ struct mace_video {
>>   * Ethernet interface
>>   */
>>  struct mace_ethernet {
>> -	volatile unsigned long mac_ctrl;
>> +	volatile u64 mac_ctrl;
>>  	volatile unsigned long int_stat;
>>  	volatile unsigned long dma_ctrl;
>>  	volatile unsigned long timer;
> 
> 
> This device driver writer needs to read:
>   Documentation/volatile-considered-harmful.txt

This driver has a lot of problems, some of which I've made Joshua aware of
already.