netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: speedup netdev_set

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Date:	Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:28:11 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: speedup netdev_set_master()

Le jeudi 18 mars 2010 à 22:22 -0700, David Miller a écrit :
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:37:40 +0100
> 
> > We currently force a synchronize_net() in netdev_set_master()
> > 
> > This seems necessary only when a slave had a master and we dismantle it.
> > 
> > In the other case ("ifenslave bond0 ethO"), we dont need this long
> > delay.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> 
> Depends upon the net-2.6 race fix?
> 
> Thanks for telling me :-/

I believe it's not related. It's net-next-2.6 material, for sure :)

But yes, I discovered the race fix while studying netdev_set_master()

Thanks David


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