netdev - [PATCH] snap: remove one synchronize

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Message-ID: <1306140108.2869.7.camel@edumazet-laptop>
Date:	Mon, 23 May 2011 10:41:48 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] snap: remove one synchronize_net()

No need to wait for a rcu grace period after list insertion.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
---
 net/802/psnap.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/802/psnap.c b/net/802/psnap.c
index 21cde8f..db6baf7 100644
--- a/net/802/psnap.c
+++ b/net/802/psnap.c
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ struct datalink_proto *register_snap_client(const unsigned char *desc,
 out:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&snap_lock);
 
-	synchronize_net();
 	return proto;
 }
 


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