linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] NET: xfrm, use correct rcu dereference helper

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Date:	Sat, 18 Aug 2012 14:08:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jslaby@...e.cz
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jirislaby@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Priyanka.Jain@...escale.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NET: xfrm, use correct rcu dereference helper

From: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:38:36 +0200

> Use rcu_dereference_bh while holding bh rcu lock. Otherwise we get:
> ===============================
> [ INFO: suspicious RCU usage. ]
> 3.6.0-rc1-next-20120816+ #10 Not tainted
> -------------------------------
> net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:2504 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: Priyanka Jain <Priyanka.Jain@...escale.com>

Should already be fixed in net-next for at least a whole day now.
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