netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/2] pkt_sched: Fix locking of qdisc_root with qdisc_root_sleeping

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Message-Id: <20080829.142207.149770916.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:22:07 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jarkao2@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/2] pkt_sched: Fix locking of qdisc_root with
 qdisc_root_sleeping_lock()

From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:58:29 +0200

> pkt_sched: Fix locking of qdisc_root with qdisc_root_sleeping_lock()
> 
> Use qdisc_root_sleeping_lock() instead of qdisc_root_lock() where
> appropriate. The only difference is while dev is deactivated, when
> currently we can use a sleeping qdisc with the lock of noop_qdisc.
> This shouldn't be dangerous since after deactivation root lock could
> be used only by gen_estimator code, but looks wrong anyway.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>

Applied, thanks a lot Jarek.
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