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

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Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:20:56 +0000
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	denys@...p.net.lb
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pkt_sched: Destroy gen estimators under rtnl_lock().

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 08:51:10PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:33:54AM +0000, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> >
> > > > Where do they use qdisc->list?
> > > 
> > > For the next development tree we could even add an ASSERT_RTNL to
> > > qdisc_lookup and co to ensure that nobody abuses this interface.
> > 
> > But if I get above right, you acknowledge the problem currently exists?
> 
> Why don't you just point out the problems that you see rather
> than hypothesising :)

I thought I described the problem quite clearly, except this error in
the lock name. I certainly can miss much more things than you. And,
after your answer I'm simply not sure if the question is still valid.

Jarek P.
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