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

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Message-Id: <20100318.222226.191403090.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:22:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: speedup netdev_set_master()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:37:40 +0100

> 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>

Depends upon the net-2.6 race fix?

Thanks for telling me :-/
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