netdev - Re: [PATCH] decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base

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Date:	Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:54:39 +0100
From:	Steven Whitehouse <steve@...gwyn.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base_lock

Hi,

On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 15:09 +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> While tracking dev_base_lock users, I found decnet used it in
> dnet_select_source(), but for a wrong purpose:
> 
> Writers only hold RTNL, not dev_base_lock, so readers must use RCU if
> they cannot use RTNL.
> 
> Adds an rcu_head in struct dn_ifaddr and handle proper RCU management.
> 
> Adds __rcu annotation in dn_route as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

I've not tested this, but I've read through it all and it seems good to
me.

Acked-by: Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@...hat.com>

Steve.


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