netdev - Re: [net-2.6 PATCH] nete zero kobject in rx_queue

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Message-Id: <20101114.151529.183053743.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 14 Nov 2010 15:15:29 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	therbert@...gle.com
Cc:	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [net-2.6 PATCH] nete zero kobject in rx_queue_release

From: Tom Herbert <therbert@...gle.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2010 14:40:00 -0800

>> So we'll need something like:
>>
>>        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&first->count))
>>                kfree(first);
>>        else
>>                /* clear everything except queue->first */
>>
> 
> The patches to get rid of the separate refcnt should obviate this
> complexity.  Could just clear the queue in kobject release.

True but we'll still need a patch for older kernels.
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