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

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Message-Id: <20080920.002810.254219584.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:28:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	jarkao2@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kaber@...sh.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH take 2] pkt_sched: Fix qdisc_watchdog() vs.
 dev_deactivate() race

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 16:25:42 +0900

> On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 12:21:37AM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> >
> > The cpu utilization savings exist for case #1 only, and we can
> > implement the bypass logic _perfectly_ as described above.
> > 
> > For #2 there is nothing to check, just do it and see what comes
> > out of the qdisc.
> 
> Your analysis sounds perfect to me.  And I'm sure happy to see
> this thread die as it's starting to take up a significant amount
> of space in my mailbox :)

It's not really dead until someone writes a patch :-)
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