From: Roland Dreier <rdreier-FYB4Gu1CFyUAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Sean Hefty <sean.hefty-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: 'Eric Dumazet'
<eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
"David S. Miller" <davem-fT/PcQaiUtIeIZ0/mPfg9Q@public.gmane.org>,
Linux Netdev List
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Roland Dreier <rolandd-FYB4Gu1CFyUAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
Hal Rosenstock
<hal.rosenstock-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
linux-rdma <linux-rdma-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] RDMA/addr: Use appropriate locking with for_each_netdev()
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:25:48 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <adaocn8x6j7.fsf@roland-alpha.cisco.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <D5E1FB213939498DBFFEB5A3B83C08AD-Zpru7NauK7drdx17CPfAsdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org> (Sean Hefty's message of "Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:18:47 -0800")
> >for_each_netdev() should be used with RTNL or dev_base_lock held,
> >or risk a crash.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>
> Thanks - I'm working on a patch set in this area. Roland, I can merge Eric's
> changes into that patch set if it makes things easier.
Would it be possible for you to take Eric's patch as the first in your
set (keeping his From: of course) and base your fixes on top of that?
That seems the cleanest thing to me.
Thanks,
Roland
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2009-11-11 18:18 ` [PATCH] RDMA/addr: Use appropriate locking with for_each_netdev() Sean Hefty
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2009-11-11 18:25 ` Roland Dreier [this message]
[not found] ` <adaocn8x6j7.fsf-BjVyx320WGW9gfZ95n9DRSW4+XlvGpQz@public.gmane.org>
2009-11-11 20:55 ` Sean Hefty
[not found] ` <8C10E584257A46DB9A0AD193520CF4A7-Zpru7NauK7drdx17CPfAsdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org>
2009-11-20 5:28 ` Eric Dumazet
[not found] ` <4B0628E0.6000404-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2009-11-20 5:40 ` Stephen Hemminger
2009-11-20 5:43 ` Eric Dumazet
2009-11-20 6:48 ` Roland Dreier
[not found] ` <adak4xl669z.fsf-BjVyx320WGW9gfZ95n9DRSW4+XlvGpQz@public.gmane.org>
2009-11-20 6:51 ` Eric Dumazet
2009-11-23 4:18 ` Roland Dreier
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