netdev - Re: NET: ASSERT_RTNL in __dev_set_promiscuity makes debug warning

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Message-Id: <E1IzgPL-0006HB-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au>
Date:	Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:38:27 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	joonwpark81@...il.com (Joonwoo Park)
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: NET: ASSERT_RTNL in __dev_set_promiscuity makes debug warning

Joonwoo Park <joonwpark81@...il.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> dev_set_rx_mode calls __dev_set_rx_mode with softirq disabled (by netif_tx_lock_bh)
> therefore __dev_set_promiscuity can be called with softirq disabled.
> It will cause in_interrupt() to return true and ASSERT_RTNL warning.
> Is there a good solution to fix it besides blowing ASSERT_RTNL up?

We've talked this one before on netdev.  It's on my todo list to fix.
The correct solution is to untangle this so that __dev_set_promiscuity
does not get called in the first place on BH paths.

Unfortunately I've been busy so I haven't completed the patches yet.
But as this problem is not urgent let's not just put on a bandaid.

Thanks,
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