netdev - Re: [PATCH 6/6] netxen: put back driver xmit lock

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Message-Id: <20080712.135347.44219316.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:53:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dhananjay@...xen.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] netxen: put back driver xmit lock

From: Dhananjay Phadke <dhananjay@...xen.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:25:20 -0700

> There's already discussion about pushing dev xmit lock into 
> drivers.

This is on hold, and meanwhile there is zero reason for the
driver to not take advantage of the mid-layer's lock.

None whatsoever.

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