netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/2] VXLAN/geneve RCU fixes

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Date:   Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:59:26 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, oss-drivers@...ronome.com, kubakici@...pl,
        xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, pshelar@....org, jbenc@...hat.com,
        linville@...driver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/2] VXLAN/geneve RCU fixes

From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:43:35 -0800

> VXLAN and GENEVE need to take RCU lock explicitly because TX path
> only has the _bh() flavour of RCU locked.  Making the reconfiguration
> path wait for both normal and _bh() RCU would be bigger hassle so
> just acquire the lock, as suggested by Pravin:
> 
> https://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg155583.html

Series applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.