netdev - Re: [PATCH take 2] pkt_sched: Fix qdisc_watchdog() vs. dev

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Message-Id: <20080912.161005.91061839.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:10:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jarkao2@...il.com
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	kaber@...sh.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH take 2] pkt_sched: Fix qdisc_watchdog() vs.
 dev_deactivate() race

From: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:02:49 +0000

> Alas I'm still not sure how this whole peek idea is going to be
> implemented (dequeuing after peeking doesn't have to give us the
> same skb since in the meantime e.g. in HTB some other class with
> higher prio can get enough tokens etc., and if there is a break
> for transmit in the meantime with possible enqueuing, or we can
> deal with something like sch_multiq, which depends on the current
> state of the tx_queues, this all looks even more interesting).

That's a good point.

Well, once that is discussed and resolved, at least the patch I
posted can be used as a base for implementation :-)
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