netdev - [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: speedup netdev_set

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Date:	Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:37:40 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: speedup netdev_set_master()

We currently force a synchronize_net() in netdev_set_master()

This seems necessary only when a slave had a master and we dismantle it.

In the other case ("ifenslave bond0 ethO"), we dont need this long
delay.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
---
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 17b1686..ff578ff 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3733,11 +3733,10 @@ int netdev_set_master(struct net_device *slave, struct net_device *master)
 
 	slave->master = master;
 
-	synchronize_net();
-
-	if (old)
+	if (old) {
+		synchronize_net();
 		dev_put(old);
-
+	}
 	if (master)
 		slave->flags |= IFF_SLAVE;
 	else


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