netdev - Re: [PATCHv2 net-next 1/4] macvtap: Convert to using rtnl lock

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Date:	Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:31:18 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mst@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 net-next 1/4] macvtap: Convert to using rtnl lock

On Tue, 2013-06-25 at 16:04 -0400, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
> Macvtap uses a private lock to protect the relationship between
> macvtap_queue and macvlan_dev.  The private lock is not needed
> since the relationship is managed by user via open(), release(),
> and dellink() calls.  dellink() already happens under rtnl, so
> we can safely convert open() and release(), and use it in ioctl()
> as well.
> 
> Suggested by Eric Dumazet.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevic@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/macvtap.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

Looks fine to me, thanks !

Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>


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