linux-kernel - Re: Recursive spinlocks for Network Recursion Bugs in 2.6.18

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Date:	Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:20:14 +0100
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
To:	"Jeffrey V\. Merkey" <jmerkey@...fmountaingroup.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Recursive spinlocks for Network Recursion Bugs in 2.6.18

On 09-12-2006 08:31, Jeffrey V. Merkey wrote:
> 
> 
> This code segment in /net/core/dev.c is a prime example of the need for 
> recursive spin locks.
...
> Recursive spinlocks perform the logic
...
> LONG rspin_lock(rlock_t *rlock)
...
> LONG rspin_unlock(rlock_t *rlock)
...

Could you give some hint how this code from dev.c
should be changed to gain by this?

Jarek P. 
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