netdev - Re: [PATCH] tun: fix blocking read

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Date:   Mon, 25 Feb 2019 07:53:08 -0800
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, mail@...urcelik.de
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tun: fix blocking read



On 02/24/2019 10:12 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Timur Celik <mail@...urcelik.de>
> Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 12:53:13 +0100
> 
>> This patch moves setting of the current state into the loop. Otherwise
>> the task may end up in a busy wait loop if none of the break conditions
>> are met.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Timur Celik <mail@...urcelik.de>
> 
> Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
> 

First part of the patch was matching the changelog, however
the second change was not really needed, or should have used 

__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);