When showing device statistics use RCU rather than read_lock(&dev_base_lock) Compile tested only. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger --- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c 2009-11-10 09:30:55.557376454 -0800 +++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c 2009-11-10 09:40:03.847005394 -0800 @@ -856,9 +856,7 @@ int dn_dev_bind_default(__le16 *addr) dev = dn_dev_get_default(); last_chance: if (dev) { - read_lock(&dev_base_lock); rv = dn_dev_get_first(dev, addr); - read_unlock(&dev_base_lock); dev_put(dev); if (rv == 0 || dev == init_net.loopback_dev) return rv; @@ -1323,18 +1321,18 @@ static inline int is_dn_dev(struct net_d } static void *dn_dev_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos) - __acquires(&dev_base_lock) + __acquires(rcu) { int i; struct net_device *dev; - read_lock(&dev_base_lock); + rcu_read_lock(); if (*pos == 0) return SEQ_START_TOKEN; i = 1; - for_each_netdev(&init_net, dev) { + for_each_netdev_rcu(&init_net, dev) { if (!is_dn_dev(dev)) continue; @@ -1355,7 +1353,7 @@ static void *dn_dev_seq_next(struct seq_ if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) dev = net_device_entry(&init_net.dev_base_head); - for_each_netdev_continue(&init_net, dev) { + for_each_netdev_continue_rcu(&init_net, dev) { if (!is_dn_dev(dev)) continue; @@ -1366,9 +1364,9 @@ static void *dn_dev_seq_next(struct seq_ } static void dn_dev_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v) - __releases(&dev_base_lock) + __releases(rcu) { - read_unlock(&dev_base_lock); + rcu_read_unlock(); } static char *dn_type2asc(char type) -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html