netdev - netlink_carrier_on() race condition?

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Date:	Thu, 4 Nov 2010 21:43:11 +0200
From:	Eliad Peller <eliad@...ery.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: netlink_carrier_on() race condition?

hi,

i might be missing something, but i think there is some race condition
in netlink_carrier_on():
when calling it, it clears the __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER flag and
enqueues a work to do everything needed.
this cause a period, in which  __LINK_STATE_NOCARRIER is unset (which
implies IFF_LOWER_UP), but the default qdiscs are not attached yet
(since the work hasn't been executed yet).
userspace might get some netlink events (e.g. wireless wext) in which
the IFF_LOWER_UP flag is set, but the queues are not ready.

shouldn't we clear the flag only after all the work is done?

thanks,
Eliad.
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