netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock protecting area

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Message-ID: <CAOMZO5CGvXbJtuOsnv6uU5pMUw44BC0wOm+QQpkO1vnZUiJEng@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 8 Jan 2018 10:53:40 -0200
From:   Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:     Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com>
Cc:     Claudiu Manoil <claudiu.manoil@....com>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: gianfar_ptp: move set_fipers() to spinlock
 protecting area

On Mon, Jan 8, 2018 at 8:13 AM, Yangbo Lu <yangbo.lu@....com> wrote:
> set_fipers() calling should be protected by spinlock.
> This patch is to move set_fipers() to spinlock protecting
> area in ptp_gianfar_adjtime() function.

It would be nice to explay why.

Thanks