netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] rcu: fix a race in hlist_nulls_for_each_entry

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Date:	Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:29:54 +0400
From:	"Boris B. Zhmurov" <zhmurov@...dex-team.ru>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	klamm@...dex-team.ru, brouer@...hat.com, dipankar@...ibm.com,
	zhmurov@...dex-team.ru, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, jmorris@...ei.org,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kaber@...sh.net, David.Laight@...LAB.COM,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rcu: fix a race in hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu
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On 06/03/2013 07:49 AM, David Miller wrote:


>>>> Well, whole discussion went on linux kernel, and you were the original
>>>> committer of this patch five years ago.
>>>>
>>>> http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git/commit/?id=bbaffaca4810de1a25e32ecaf836eeaacc7a3d11
>>>>
>>>> So please Paul or David make sure the patch goes in.
>>>>
>>>> My only concern is that Paul seems quite busy these days.
>>>
>>> Ok I can take it then, no problem.
>>
>> Or if you would like to take it:
>>
>> Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
> Let's end this deadlock by me taking it :-)


Hello David,

Do you think, this patch is "stable material" and should be included in
3.0-stable and 3.4-stable trees? Thanks.

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