netdev - Re: [PATCH] bonding: remove dev_base

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Message-Id: <20101108.134338.232745116.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:43:38 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, fubar@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bonding: remove dev_base_lock use

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:52:46 +0200

> bond_info_seq_start() uses a read_lock(&dev_base_lock) to make sure
> device doesn’t disappear. Same goal can be achieved using RCU.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied.