linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] net: introduce a list of device addresses dev_addr

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Message-Id: <20090413.155436.230187370.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:54:36 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org
Cc:	jpirko@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, fubar@...ibm.com,
	bonding-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, kaber@...sh.net,
	mschmidt@...hat.com, dada1@...mosbay.com, ivecera@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] net: introduce a list of device addresses
 dev_addr_list

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:49:17 -0700

> This lock is unnecessary, use RCU list for read.
> Since all changes are under RTNL mutex, there is no chance
> for conflict on update.

Agreed.
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