netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] ipv4: rcu conversion in ip_route_output

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Message-Id: <20100930.211723.35808060.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:17:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] ipv4: rcu conversion in
 ip_route_output_slow

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:33:58 +0200

> ip_route_output_slow() is enclosed in an rcu_read_lock() protected
> section, so that no references are taken/released on device, thanks to
> __ip_dev_find() & dev_get_by_index_rcu()
> 
> Tested with ip route cache disabled, and a stress test :
 ...
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Also applied, thanks!
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