netdev - Re: [PATCH 01/12] IPv6: addrconf dad timer unnecessary bh

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Message-Id: <20100304.003956.52175727.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:39:56 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	shemminger@...tta.com
Cc:	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/12] IPv6: addrconf dad timer unnecessary bh_disable

From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:32:44 -0800

> Timer code runs in bottom half, so there is no need for
> using _bh form of locking.  Also check if device is not ready
> to avoid race with address that is no longer active.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>

Applied.
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