netdev - Re: [PATCH net] team: Replace rcu_read_lock with a mutex in team_vlan_rx_kill

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Date:	Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:55:38 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	idosch@...lanox.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...lanox.com, eladr@...lanox.com,
	yotamg@...lanox.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] team: Replace rcu_read_lock with a mutex in
 team_vlan_rx_kill_vid

From: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 17:30:22 +0200

> We can't be within an RCU read-side critical section when deleting
> VLANs, as underlying drivers might sleep during the hardware operation.
> Therefore, replace the RCU critical section with a mutex. This is
> consistent with team_vlan_rx_add_vid.
> 
> Fixes: 3d249d4ca7d0 ("net: introduce ethernet teaming device")
> Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.