patch-2.1.110 linux/include/linux/netdevice.h

• Lines: 20
• Date: Mon Jul 20 17:32:55 1998
• Orig file: v2.1.109/linux/include/linux/netdevice.h
• Orig date: Wed Jun 24 22:54:11 1998

diff -u --recursive --new-file v2.1.109/linux/include/linux/netdevice.h linux/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -189,10 +189,15 @@
 	unsigned int		irq;		/* device IRQ number	*/
 	
 	/* Low-level status flags. */
-	volatile unsigned char	start,		/* start an operation	*/
-				interrupt;	/* interrupt arrived	*/
-	unsigned long		tbusy;		/* transmitter busy must be
-						   long for bitops	*/
+	volatile unsigned char	start;		/* start an operation	*/
+	/*
+	 * These two are just single-bit flags, but due to atomicity
+	 * reasons they have to be inside a "unsigned long". However,
+	 * they should be inside the SAME unsigned long instead of
+	 * this wasteful use of memory..
+	 */
+	unsigned long		interrupt;	/* bitops.. */
+	unsigned long		tbusy;		/* transmitter busy */
 	
 	struct device		*next;