netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 4/4] net/sched: act

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Date:   Tue, 27 Sep 2016 15:32:29 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     Shmulik Ladkani <shmulik.ladkani@...il.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>,
        WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 4/4] net/sched: act_mirred: Implement
 ingress actions

On Wed, 2016-09-28 at 00:42 +0300, Shmulik Ladkani wrote:

> Thanks Eric.
> 
> I assume adding a READ_ONCE(m->tcfm_eaction) at beggining of section,
> and using the read value, will solve this specific inconsistency?

Sure, adding a READ_ONCE() might work, if done properly ;)