netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] act_mirred: optimization

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Date:	Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:29:49 -0500
From:	jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
To:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] act_mirred: optimization

On Mon, 2009-11-16 at 16:56 +0800, Changli Gao wrote:
> act_mirred: optimization.
> 
> 1. move checking if eaction is valid in tcf_mirred_init()

This one looks ok - and like i mentioned earlier it should be
a patch on its own. Can you please make it a separate patch,
test it and add my signed-off?

> 2. fixed a race condition between __dev_get_by_index() and dev_get()

This one i am not sure. What broke to motivate the patch?
Also note: if you moved things into _init() I am pretty sure
we have at least rtnl held.

cheers,
jamal

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