netdev - Re: [PATCH take 2] pkt_sched: Fix qdisc list locking

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Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:23:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jarkao2@...il.com
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	denys@...p.net.lb
Subject: Re: [PATCH take 2] pkt_sched: Fix qdisc list locking

From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:27:30 +0000

> pkt_sched: Fix qdisc list locking
> 
> Since some qdiscs call qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen() (so qdisc_lookup())
> without rtnl_lock(), adding and deleting from a qdisc list needs
> additional locking. This patch adds global spinlock qdisc_list_lock
> and wrapper functions for modifying the list. It is considered as a
> temporary solution until hfsc_dequeue(), netem_dequeue() and
> tbf_dequeue() (or qdisc_tree_decrease_qlen()) are redone.
> 
> With feedback from Herbert Xu and David S. Miller.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>

Looks good Jarek, thanks!

Since these requeue failure cases are slow paths, this shouldn't have
any performance impact either.

I'll apply this, thanks!
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