netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/6] ipv6: use timer pending

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Date:	Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:15 -0700
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] ipv6: use timer pending

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> This fixes the bridge reference count problem and cleanups ipv6 FIB timer management.
> Don't use expires field, because it is not a proper way to test,
> instead use timer_pending().

I patched this into my 2.6.25, and it does not seem to help
my refcount problem.  I did not apply any of your other
patches as it seemed they were mostly cleanups.

This is not to say that this patch is wrong...but
it seems we'll have to keep looking for other problems
as well.

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com

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