From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: arnd@arndb.de
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, andrew.hendry@gmail.com,
linux-x25@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
eric.dumazet@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] x25: remove the BKL
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:16:22 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110301.151622.200374696.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1299021191-17961-6-git-send-email-arnd@arndb.de>
From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:13:09 +0100
> This replaces all instances of lock_kernel in x25
> with lock_sock, taking care to release the socket
> lock around sleeping functions (sock_alloc_send_skb
> and skb_recv_datagram). It is not clear whether
> this is a correct solution, but it seem to be what
> other protocols do in the same situation.
>
> Includes a fix suggested by Eric Dumazet.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-01 23:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-01 23:13 [PATCH 0/7] Final BKL removal, take 2 Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-01 23:13 ` [PATCH 5/7] x25: remove the BKL Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-01 23:16 ` David Miller [this message]
2011-03-03 7:38 ` Andrew Hendry
2011-03-02 4:59 ` [PATCH 0/7] Final BKL removal, take 2 Greg KH
2011-03-02 11:32 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2011-03-02 11:42 ` Arnd Bergmann
2011-03-02 14:04 ` Greg KH
2011-03-02 20:32 ` Mauro Carvalho Chehab
2011-03-02 21:54 ` Arnd Bergmann
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