linux-kernel - Re: Several races in "usbnet" module (kernel 4.1.x)

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Date:	Tue, 21 Jul 2015 15:07:42 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
To:	Eugene Shatokhin <eugene.shatokhin@...alab.ru>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Several races in "usbnet" module (kernel 4.1.x)

On Mon, 2015-07-20 at 21:13 +0300, Eugene Shatokhin wrote:
> Races on dev->rx_qlen. Reproduced these by repeatedly changing MTU
> (1500 
> <-> 1400) while downloading large files.

Hi,

I don't see how it matters much. The number of buffers is just
an optimization. As long as it eventually is corrected I don't
see harm.

	Regards
		Oliver



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