netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: deadlock during net device unregistration

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Message-ID: <20081004075233.GB2536@ami.dom.local>
Date:	Sat, 4 Oct 2008 09:52:33 +0200
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Benjamin Thery <Benjamin.Thery@...l.net>
Cc:	Daniel Lezcano <dlezcano@...ibm.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: deadlock during net device unregistration - V2

On Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 09:42:48AM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
...
> During this all other works would be unnecessarily blocked by the
> linkwatch, what looks a bit too hoggish.

Or even more: can't some of these blockeds task hold our refs too?

Jarek P.
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