linux-kernel - Re: [patch] revert: [NET]: Fix races in net_rx

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:55:37 +0200
From:	Olaf Kirch <olaf.kirch@...cle.com>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [patch] revert: [NET]: Fix races in net_rx_action vs netpoll

On Tuesday 17 July 2007 08:14, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> > If after poll_napi dev->quota <= 0 dev->poll is not run and
> > __LINK_STATE_RX_SCHED bit (plus dev->poll_list) stays uncleared.
> 
> Or, more precisely dev->poll_list will be cleared just after this,
> and net_rx_action returns with __LINK_STATE_RX_SCHED bit set.

I don't think so. dev will remain on poll_list.

What I find more problematic about this portion of code though
is that once a net_device is over quota, net_rx_action will
loop for up to one jiffy, even if there's just this one device on
the poll_list.

Olaf
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