netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] xfrm: fix RCU bugs

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Date:	Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:14:28 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Fan Du <fan.du@...driver.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, fengguang.wu@...el.com,
	Priyanka Jain <Priyanka.Jain@...escale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] xfrm: fix RCU bugs

On Mon, 2012-08-20 at 14:33 +0800, Fan Du wrote:

> And one out of topic question:
> The usage of xfrm_state_afinfo_lock/xfrm_km_lock is extremely
> similar with xfrm_policy_afinfo_lock, except the former is not so
> frequently read than that of the later.
> 
> Is it justified to convert RW xfrm_state_afinfo_lock/xfrm_km_lock into
> RCU?
> 

I would say it is justified, and easy enough.


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