netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] fjes: Fix unnecessary spinlock

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Date:	Tue, 10 May 2016 16:13:41 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Taku Izumi <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	isimatu.yasuaki@...fujitsu.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] fjes: Fix unnecessary spinlock_irqsave

Hello.

On 5/10/2016 4:28 AM, Taku Izumi wrote:

> commit-bd5a256 introduces a deadlock bug in fjes_change_mtu().

    scripts/checkpatch.pl now enforces a certain commit citing style, yours 
doesn't match it.

> This spin_lock_irqsave() is obviously unnecessary.
>
> This patch eliminates unnecessary spin_lock_irqsave() in
> fjes_change_mtu()
>
> Signed-off-by: Taku Izumi <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>
[...]

    The "Fixes:" tag would also be in order...

MBR, Sergei