netdev - Re: lockdep trace from rc2.

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Date:	Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:44:47 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...emonkey.org.uk>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: lockdep trace from rc2.


> This should be a correct change afaict, unless tulip has more work
> structs than the media work.
> 
> @@ tulip_down
> -	flush_scheduled_work();
> +	cancel_work_sync(&tp->media_work);

Forgot to mention that the latter just makes sure the work won't run
afterwards, while the former also makes sure it has run if it was
scheduled. That might make a difference if this code assumes it will
run, although for tulip it doesn't looks to be the case.

johannes

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