linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/7] x25: remove the BKL

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Date:	Thu, 3 Mar 2011 18:38:22 +1100
From:	Andrew Hendry <andrew.hendry@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	arnd@...db.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-x25@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] x25: remove the BKL

Looks good, put 8gig through it over the past few days and system stable.

Tested-by: Andrew Hendry <andrew.hendry@...il.com>

On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 10:16 AM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Date: Wed,  2 Mar 2011 00:13:09 +0100
>
>> This replaces all instances of lock_kernel in x25
>> with lock_sock, taking care to release the socket
>> lock around sleeping functions (sock_alloc_send_skb
>> and skb_recv_datagram). It is not clear whether
>> this is a correct solution, but it seem to be what
>> other protocols do in the same situation.
>>
>> Includes a fix suggested by Eric Dumazet.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>
> Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
>
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