netdev - Re: [PATCH net] inet: add proper locking in __inet{6}

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Date:	Mon, 28 Mar 2016 11:27:10 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, lorenzo@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] inet: add proper locking in __inet{6}_lookup()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 07:23:55 -0700

> On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 07:10 -0700, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>> On Mon, 2016-03-28 at 06:29 -0700, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>> 
>> > Sure, but the caller changed quite a lot in all stable versions.
>> > 
>> > I took the easiest path for stable maintainers, and was planing to
>> > implement a better way in net-next.
>> 
>> I misread your suggestion David, I send a V2 shortly.
>> 
> 
> Actually, I'll wait for net-next opening.
> 
> My brain farted while working on the 'non refcounted TCP listener'
> because __inet_lookup_listener() will really need to be called from
> enclosed rcu_read_lock(), and for a reason I though net tree had a bug.
> 
> The local_bh_disable()/local_bh_enable() removal can certainly wait
> net-next.
> 
> Sorry for the confusion.

Ok, I'll mark this patch as deferred then.

Thanks Eric.