netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] can: convert protocol handling to RCU

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Date:	Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:26:10 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kurt Van Dijck <kurt.van.dijck@....be>,
	Urs Thuermann <urs@...ogud.escape.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] can: convert protocol handling to RCU

Le lundi 04 avril 2011 à 22:21 +0200, Oliver Hartkopp a écrit :
> This patch removes spin_locks at CAN socket creation time by using RCU.
> 
> Inspired by the discussion with Kurt van Dijck and Eric Dumazet the RCU code
> was partly derived from af_phonet.c
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
> 
> ---
> 
> diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
> index 733d66f..551ebc1 100644
> --- a/net/can/af_can.c
> +++ b/net/can/af_can.c
> @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static struct kmem_cache *rcv_cache __read_mostly;

Seems good to me, thanks !

Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>



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