netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] bna: Added flash sub-module and ethtool eeprom entry points.

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Date:	Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:46:56 +0100
From:	Jan Ceuleers <jan.ceuleers@...puter.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	bhutchings@...arflare.com, kgudipat@...cade.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, adapter_linux_open_src_team@...cade.com,
	rmody@...cade.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] bna: Added flash sub-module and ethtool eeprom entry
 points.

On 12/26/2011 04:10 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Jan Ceuleers<jan.ceuleers@...puter.org>
> Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 13:02:27 +0100
>> Is it OK to hold the RTNL lock for that length of time?
> No, because it means that no network configuration of any kind can
> occur during this time.
>
> Backbone routers need to perform hundreds of routing table updates per
> second, even more during major route flaps.  All of these would be
> blocked during your flash operation.
>
That's what I thought. Over to Krishna.
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