netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: fix a lockdep rcu warning in __sk_dst

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Message-Id: <20100427.124211.214227480.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:42:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: fix a lockdep rcu warning in
 __sk_dst_set()

From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:17:16 -0700

> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 08:40:43AM +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>> __sk_dst_set() might be called while no state can be integrated in a
>> rcu_dereference_check() condition.
>> 
>> So use rcu_dereference_raw() to shutup lockdep warnings (if
>> CONFIG_PROVE_RCU is set)
> 
> Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

I've applied this to net-next-2.6, thanks!
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