Do not need to use read_lock(&dev_base_lock), use RCU instead. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger --- a/net/8021q/vlanproc.c 2009-11-09 22:19:08.712481032 -0800 +++ b/net/8021q/vlanproc.c 2009-11-10 09:27:28.165378176 -0800 @@ -201,18 +201,17 @@ int vlan_proc_rem_dev(struct net_device /* start read of /proc/net/vlan/config */ static void *vlan_seq_start(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t *pos) - __acquires(dev_base_lock) + __acquires(rcu) { struct net_device *dev; struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq); loff_t i = 1; - read_lock(&dev_base_lock); - + rcu_read_lock(); if (*pos == 0) return SEQ_START_TOKEN; - for_each_netdev(net, dev) { + for_each_netdev_rcu(net, dev) { if (!is_vlan_dev(dev)) continue; @@ -234,7 +233,7 @@ static void *vlan_seq_next(struct seq_fi if (v == SEQ_START_TOKEN) dev = net_device_entry(&net->dev_base_head); - for_each_netdev_continue(net, dev) { + for_each_netdev_continue_rcu(net, dev) { if (!is_vlan_dev(dev)) continue; @@ -245,9 +244,9 @@ static void *vlan_seq_next(struct seq_fi } static void vlan_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v) - __releases(dev_base_lock) + __releases(rcu) { - read_unlock(&dev_base_lock); + rcu_read_unlock(); } static int vlan_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v) -- -- 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