netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: if6_get

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Message-ID: <20100503224819.GN2597@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Mon, 3 May 2010 15:48:19 -0700
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, shemminger@...tta.com,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	peterz@...radead.org, kaber@...sh.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: if6_get_next() fix

On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 03:17:25PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 22:50:14 +0200
> 
> > Paul, David, here the patch I was thinking about :
> > 
> > Feel free to split it in two parts if you like, I am too tired and must
> > sleep now ;)
>  ...
> > [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: rcu fixes
> > 
> > Add hlist_for_each_entry_rcu_bh() and
> > hlist_for_each_entry_continue_rcu_bh() macros, and use them in
> > ipv6_get_ifaddr(), if6_get_first() and if6_get_next() to fix lockdeps
> > warnings.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> 
> Paul, let me know if you want to handle these seperately (one commit
> in your tree for the rculist.h bit and one for the ipv6 change) or to
> put it all at once into net-next-2.6, I'm happy either way.

These changes look pretty closely integrated, so it is probably better
if they go up your tree with the related networking changes.  I will
take a look at them.

							Thanx, Paul
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