netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: vxlan: when lower dev unregisters remove vxlan dev as well

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:16:48 +0100
From:	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:	Cong Wang <cwang@...pensource.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: vxlan: when lower dev unregisters remove
 vxlan dev as well

On 01/10/2014 08:12 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:07:12 +0100
> Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com> wrote:
>
>>>> +       BUG_ON(!rtnl_is_locked());
>>>
>>>
>>> This is not necessary at all, it is known that netdev notication
>>> holds rtnl lock.
>>
>> We're not in fast-path, and if someone would call that function outside
>> of the notifier chain, it might be good to check if the lock was taken,
>> but if there's a strong opinion to not have that, I'll just remove it
>
> First, the standard way to do this is ASSERT_RTNL()
>
> Second, it is unnecessary. The function is local, only called through
> notifier and notifiers always have RTNL held.

Ok, I'll just remove it, and resend if you're fine with this.
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