netdev - Re: [NET]: gen_estimator deadlock fix

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Date:	Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:03:32 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
CC:	Ranko Zivojnovic <ranko@...dernet.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [NET]: gen_estimator deadlock fix

Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> There is probably quite easy way to get rid of this one race only
> by e.g. replacing *bstats field with NULL in gen_kill_estimator,
> and check for this in est_timer just after taking a lock.
> 
> The gain from an api change would be mainly faster gen_kill_
> and gen_replace_estimator. But, on the other hand, you have it
> almost done. Ranko, I think these changes need opinion of more
> maintainers as soon as possible - after all they could have some
> objections; IMHO at least: Jamal Hadi Salim, Thomas Graf (authors
> plus act_), Stephen Hemminger (sch_netem) and Jiri Benc
> (net/mac80211).


Frankly, all we need is a final patch.
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