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

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Message-Id: <20080108.234154.107152881.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:41:54 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	dada1@...mosbay.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, dim@...nvz.org,
	kuznet@....inr.ac.ru
Subject: Re: [SOCK]: Adds a rcu_dereference() in sk_filter

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:17:06 +1100

> 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>

Applied, thanks everyone.
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