netdev - Re: [PATCH] e1000e: fix stats locking in e1000_watchdog

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Date:	Mon, 4 Apr 2011 01:32:23 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Flavio Leitner <fleitner@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, e1000-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] e1000e: fix stats locking in e1000_watchdog_task

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 11:16, Flavio Leitner <fleitner@...hat.com> wrote:
> Just move the unlock down a bit because it unlocks too
> early leaving a chance for get_stats64() run in parallel
> while it is still accessing the stats.
>
> Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <fleitner@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>

Thanks!  I have added this to my e1000e queue of patches.

-- 
Cheers,
Jeff
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