netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/4] qla3xxx: Hold RTNL while calling dev

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:32:24 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
CC:	Ron Mercer <linux-driver@...gic.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] qla3xxx: Hold RTNL while calling dev_close()

Ben Hutchings wrote:
> dev_close() must be called holding the RTNL.  Compile-tested only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/qla3xxx.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
> index b7f7b22..bccee68 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/qla3xxx.c
> @@ -3701,7 +3701,9 @@ static int ql_cycle_adapter(struct ql3_adapter *qdev, int reset)
>  		printk(KERN_ERR PFX
>  				"%s: Driver up/down cycle failed, "
>  				"closing device\n",qdev->ndev->name);
> +		rtnl_lock();
>  		dev_close(qdev->ndev);
> +		rtnl_unlock();
>  		return -1;

applied


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