netdev - Re: [PATCH] pkt_sched: Destroy gen estimators under rtnl

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Date:	Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:51:33 +1000
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pkt_sched: Destroy gen estimators under rtnl_lock().

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:31:51AM +0000, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
>
> > > >  void __netif_schedule(struct Qdisc *q)
> > > >  {
> > > > +	if (unlikely(test_bit(__QDISC_STATE_DEACTIVATED, &q->state)))
> > > > +		return;
> > > 
> > > Why I can't see this code in net-2.6? BTW, I guess it should be now
> > > moved to the current __netif_reschedule()? 
> > 
> > I deleted it, it's unnecessary with your "both bits clear" fix
> > which I also added.
> 
> Herbert was concerned earlier with this:
> "What I mean is the extremely unlikely scenario of net_tx_action
> always failing on trylock because dev_deactivate has grabbed the
> lock to check whether net_tx_action has completed."
> 
> So, I guess this could help here.

Right.  Even though the live-lock is an extremely unlikely event,
as the aliveness flag check isn't on the fast path anyway I think
we should keep it.

Thanks,
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