netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] pppoe: RCU locking in get_item_by

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Date:	Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:57:34 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] pppoe: RCU locking in get_item_by_addr()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:51:22 +0100

> 
> Note : this patch depends on dev_get_by_name_rcu(), not yet comitted.

Yep, I just tossed that one ine.

> [PATCH net-next-2.6] pppoe: RCU locking in get_item_by_addr()
> 
> Use dev_get_by_name_rcu() instead of dev_get_by_name(),
> to avoid touching device refcount in hotpath.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

And now this one too, applied, thanks!
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