netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 12515] New: possible circular locking #0: (sk_lock-AF_PACKET){--..}, at: [<c1279838>] sock

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Date:	Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:01:28 +1100
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	Martin MOKREJŠ <mmokrejs@...osome.natur.cuni.cz>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, vegard.nossum@...il.com,
	a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 12515] New: possible circular locking #0:
	(sk_lock-AF_PACKET){--..}, at: [<c1279838>]
	sock_setsockopt+0x12b/0x4a4

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 01:56:17PM +0000, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
>
> > I resisted the temptation to create a new spin lock because the
> > mmap path isn't exactly common.
> 
> So, Dave is stronger than the temptation...

Heh, that sentence should be removed from the description.

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