From: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 03:13:19 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: [NET]: Document ->hard_start_xmit() locking in netdevices.txt
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[NET]: Document ->hard_start_xmit() locking in netdevices.txt

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
index 1509f3aff968..3c0a5ba614d7 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ dev->hard_start_xmit:
 	set_multicast_list
 	Context: BHs disabled
 	Notes: netif_queue_stopped() is guaranteed false
+               Interrupts must be enabled when calling hard_start_xmit.
+                (Interrupts must also be enabled when enabling the BH handler.)
 	Return codes: 
 	o NETDEV_TX_OK everything ok. 
 	o NETDEV_TX_BUSY Cannot transmit packet, try later