netdev - Re: [PATCH] fib

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Date:	Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:21:19 +0100
From:	Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@...a.slu.se>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@...a.slu.se>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	kaber@...sh.net, tgr@...g.ch, Jens.Laas@...a.slu.se,
	hans.liss@....uu.se
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fib_hash removal


Paul E. McKenney writes:

 > > We have two users of trie_leaf_remove, fn_trie_flush and fn_trie_delete 
 > > both are holding RTNL. So there shouldn't be need for this preempt stuff. 
 > > This is assumed to a leftover from an older RCU-take.
 > 
 > True enough!  One request -- would it be reasonable to add to
 > trie_leaf_remove()'s comment to state that RTNL must be held
 > by the caller?
 
 Thanks for your review.  Yes but it's implicitly assumed that updater
 side holds RTNL and we have a comment that states we're run by updater. 
 If mention RTNL here we should probably comment other places too. ;)

 Cheers
				       --ro
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