netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: fix a lockdep splat

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Date:	Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:33:09 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: fix a lockdep splat

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:34:48 +0200

> [PATCH] net: fix a lockdep splat
> 
> We have for each socket :
 ...
> This patch makes sure inet_csk_listen_stop() uses following lock order :
> 
> write_lock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock)
> spin_lock(&sk->sk_slock)
> ...
> spin_unlock(&sk->sk_slock)
> write_unlock_bh(&sk->sk_callback_lock)
> 
> Reported-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

FWIW, this looks fine to me.

I'll apply it when we have positive testing feedback from
Tetsuo.

Thanks.
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