netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/4] sky2: Hold RTNL while calling dev

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Date:	Tue, 6 May 2008 13:26:53 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] sky2: Hold RTNL while calling dev_close()

On Tue, 6 May 2008 19:39:58 +0100
Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com> wrote:

> dev_close() must be called holding the RTNL.  Compile-tested only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/sky2.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/sky2.c b/drivers/net/sky2.c
> index f226bca..9b046dd 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/sky2.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/sky2.c
> @@ -2952,7 +2952,9 @@ static void sky2_restart(struct work_struct *work)
>  			if (err) {
>  				printk(KERN_INFO PFX "%s: could not restart %d\n",
>  				       dev->name, err);
> +				rtnl_lock();
>  				dev_close(dev);
> +				rtnl_unlock();
>  			}
>  		}
>  	}
> 

Ack, but this is in a real corner case so no need to send it to stable.
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