netdev - Re: [patch net-next v2 2/2] net: introduce netif_addr_lock

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Date:	Mon, 9 Jan 2012 19:07:08 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v2 2/2] net: introduce netif_addr_lock_nested()
 and call if when appropriate

On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 17:36 +0100, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> dev_uc_sync() and dev_mc_sync() are acquiring netif_addr_lock for
> destination device of synchronization. Since netif_addr_lock is already
> held at the time for source device, this triggers depmod deathlock
> warning.
[...]

I think you mean '...lockdep deadlock warning'?

Ben.

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