netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 07/17] net: sched: drop qdisc_reset from dev_graft

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Date:   Tue, 2 May 2017 22:00:53 +0200
From:   Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
To:     John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
Cc:     brouer@...hat.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 07/17] net: sched: drop qdisc_reset from
 dev_graft_qdisc

On Tue, 02 May 2017 08:38:19 -0700
John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com> wrote:

> @@ -991,20 +996,25 @@ void dev_deactivate_many(struct list_head *head)
>  					     &noop_qdisc);
>  
>  		dev_watchdog_down(dev);
> -		sync_needed |= !dev->dismantle;
>  	}
>  
>  	/* Wait for outstanding qdisc-less dev_queue_xmit calls.
>  	 * This is avoided if all devices are in dismantle phase :
>  	 * Caller will call synchronize_net() for us
>  	 */

Is the comment still correct after this change?

> -	if (sync_needed)
> -		synchronize_net();
> +	synchronize_net();

-- 
Best regards,
  Jesper Dangaard Brouer
  MSc.CS, Principal Kernel Engineer at Red Hat
  LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brouer