netdev - Re: [Patch net] netns: avoid allocating idr when dumping info

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Message-ID: <1425060255.5130.39.camel@edumazet-glaptop2.roam.corp.google.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2015 10:04:15 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
Cc:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>,
	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Patch net] netns: avoid allocating idr when dumping info

On Fri, 2015-02-27 at 09:28 -0800, Cong Wang wrote:

> I don't understand why you think this is over engineering,
> clearly it is normal to allocate resources in newlink rather than
> dumping. Look at other resources we allocate in newlink.

This has nothing to do with the splat you gave.

If you believe there is a _different_ bug, then submit another patch.

But claiming your patch solves the rcu thing is misleading,
you gave already 2 wrong patches, trying to hide the real fix.



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