netdev - Re: [SOCK]: Adds a rcu_dereference() in sk

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Message-Id: <E1JCUFO-00079j-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au>
Date:	Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:17:06 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	dada1@...mosbay.com (Eric Dumazet)
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, dim@...nvz.org,
	kuznet@....inr.ac.ru
Subject: Re: [SOCK]: Adds a rcu_dereference() in sk_filter

Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com> wrote:
> 
> It seems commit fda9ef5d679b07c9d9097aaf6ef7f069d794a8f9 introduced a RCU 
> protection for sk_filter(), without a rcu_dereference()
> 
> Either we need a rcu_dereference(), either a comment should explain why we 
> dont need it. I vote for the former.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>

Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

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