On 20/06/15 12:13, Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> Functions which use (h)list_del* are requiring correct locking when they
> operate on global lists. Most of the time the search in the list and the
> delete are done in the same function. All other cases should have it
> visible that they require a special lock to avoid race conditions.
> 
> Lockdep asserts can be used to check these problem during runtime when the
> lockdep functionality is enabled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@narfation.org>

Thanks for this patch Sven!
This should reduce the likelihood of having of making mistakes in the
future (I hope!)

Acked-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@meshcoding.com>



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