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

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Message-ID: <20081005073937.GB13323@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:39:37 +0800
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net>, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, dlezcano@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: deadlock during net device unregistration

On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 09:12:38AM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
>
> Just reading this code (plus the comment). Why would anybody bother 
> with something so complex like this if something like your idea is
> rather straightforward? But, needed or not, my point is it would be
> nice to comment that this patch changes this behavior btw.

I'm sorry but I don't have time to consider such hypotheticals.
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