netdev - Re: [PATCH] move smp_rmb() after load of status

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Date:   Sat, 7 Jul 2018 15:34:38 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     humbabek <humbabek@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@...tuozzo.com>,
        Mike Maloney <maloney@...gle.com>,
        Magnus Karlsson <magnus.karlsson@...el.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] move smp_rmb() after load of status



On 07/07/2018 12:23 PM, humbabek wrote:
> Signed-off-by: humbabek <humbabek@...il.com>
> ---
>

No changelog ?

No comment added explaining why this smp_rmb() move is needed ?
(ie where is the opposite smp_wmb() )

Share with us your thoughts and reasoning, please.