linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: fix race in process

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Date:	Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:58:07 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, jdike@...toit.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: fix race in process_backlog

From: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:44:53 +0200

> Index: linux-2.6/net/core/dev.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.orig/net/core/dev.c
> +++ linux-2.6/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -2095,11 +2095,11 @@ static int process_backlog(struct napi_s
>  
>  		local_irq_disable();
>  		skb = __skb_dequeue(&queue->input_pkt_queue);
> -		local_irq_enable();
>  		if (!skb) {
> -			napi_complete(napi);
> +			__napi_complete(napi);
>  			break;
>  		}
> +		local_irq_enable();

What re-enables interrupts in the !skb path?
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