netdev - Re: 2.6.38-rc1: arp triggers RTNL assertion

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Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:14:02 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	jamie@...ible.transient.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.38-rc1: arp triggers RTNL assertion

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:11:38 +0100

> Le vendredi 21 janvier 2011 à 13:06 -0800, David Miller a écrit :
>> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
>> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:52:56 +0100
>> 
>> > Here is how I fixed this, thanks again Jamie !
>> > 
>> > [PATCH] net: neighbour: pneigh_lookup() doesnt need RTNL
>> 
>> Eric, I don't think we can do this.
>> 
>> Fundamentally, any time a user operation changes the configuration
>> of the networking, we must hold the RTNL.
>> 
>> Eliding the RTNL for lookups is fine, but for things that change
>> state it is not.
>> 
>> I therefore think you'll need to rework the arp_ioctl() portions
>> of the commit that introduced this regression.
>> 
> 
> Here is a second try of the fix, thanks !
> 
> Note : Tested with CONFIG_PROVE_RCU=y
> 
> [PATCH] net: arp_ioctl() must hold RTNL

Thanks Eric, this one looks a lot better.  I'll apply this later
tonight.
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