netdev - Re: [PATCH 3/4] xfrm: remove policy lock when accessing policy->walk.dead

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Message-Id: <1270044911.26743.62.camel@bigi>
Date:	Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:15:11 -0400
From:	jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	Timo Teras <timo.teras@....fi>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] xfrm: remove policy lock when accessing
 policy->walk.dead

On Wed, 2010-03-31 at 21:56 +0800, Herbert Xu wrote:

> 
> No you've changed it.  PF_KEY will no longer notify if the policy
> table is empty.
> 
> This is inconsistent with the behaviour of SADB flushes, and the
> spirit of RFC2367.

I did not mean to change it for pfkey. I do believe there are apps that
need it.
I will run some tests and if it breaks - I will send a patch.

cheers,
jamal

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