linux-kernel - Possible coding error in ./drivers/net/wan/dlci.c

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Message-ID: <127008.37767.qm@web50202.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Date:	Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:55:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Alex Davis <alex14641@...oo.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Possible coding error in ./drivers/net/wan/dlci.c

In the 2.6.25.10 version of this file, function dlci_del, the function __dev_get_by_name is called with neither the RTNL semaphore or dev_base_lock being held. According to the documentation for __dev_get_by_name, one of the aforementioned locks must be held. Am I missing something?

I code, therefore I am

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