This patchset should be an uncontroversial set of changes to change dev_kfree_skb to dev_kfree_skb_any for code paths that are called in hard irq contexts in addition to other contexts. netpoll is the reason this code gets called in multiple contexts. There is more coming but these changes are a good starting place, and stand on their own. Since the last round changes to the rx path have been removed netpoll will changed to avoid that. Eric W. Biederman (10): 8139cp: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of kfree_skb. 8139too: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of dev_kfree_skb. r8169: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of dev_kfree_skb. bonding: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of kfree_skb. bnx2: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of dev_kfree_skb. tg3: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of dev_kfree_skb. ixgb: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of dev_kfree_skb. mlx4: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of dev_kfree_skb. benet: Call dev_kfree_skby_any instead of kfree_skb. gianfar: Carefully free skbs in functions called by netpoll. drivers/net/bonding/bond_3ad.c | 2 +- drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c | 2 +- drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 10 +++++----- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2.c | 6 +++--- drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/tg3.c | 14 +++++++------- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/gianfar.c | 4 ++-- drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgb/ixgb_main.c | 6 +++--- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139cp.c | 2 +- drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/8139too.c | 4 ++-- drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c | 6 +++--- 12 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-) Eric -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html