netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 9/10] bonding: remvoe unwanted lock for bond enslave and release

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Date:	Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:15:51 +0100
From:	Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...hat.com>
To:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
CC:	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 9/10] bonding: remvoe unwanted lock for bond
 enslave and release

On 11/08/2013 03:08 AM, Ding Tianhong wrote:
> The bond_change_active_slave() and bond_select_active_slave()
> do't need bond lock anymore, so remove the unwanted bond lock
> for these two functions.
> 
> The bond_select_active_slave() will release and acquire
> curr_slave_lock, so the curr_slave_lock need to protect
> the function.
> 
> In bond enslave and bond release, the bond slave list is also
> protected by RTNL, so bond lock is no need to exist, remove
> the lock and clean the functions.
> 
> Suggested-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>
> Suggested-by: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
> ---
Small nitpick about the subject:
"remvoe" -> "remove"


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