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

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Message-ID: <20120109234743.GA4896@minipsycho>
Date:	Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:47:43 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.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

Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 08:07:08PM CET, bhutchings@...arflare.com wrote:
>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'?

That's him :) I mixed that up a bit. Sorry :(

Jirka

>
>Ben.
>
>-- 
>Ben Hutchings, Staff Engineer, Solarflare
>Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
>They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.
>
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