Re: [PATCH 1/3] net: introduce a list of device addresses dev_addr_list

Jiri Pirko
2009-04-15T11:31:09Z

Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 01:22:32PM CEST, kaber@trash.net wrote:
> Jiri Pirko wrote:
>
>>> Since you obviously need a write lock here to be sure following
>>> can be done by one cpu only.
>>>
>>> You have same problem all over this patch.
>>
>> Yes, as Dave wrote, this is guarded by RTNL mutex.
>
> This was incorrect. IPv6 adds multicast addresses in softirq context.

Yes, I see that.
>
>>>> +
>>>> + ha = kzalloc(sizeof(*ha), GFP_ATOMIC);
>>> kzalloc(max(sizeof(*ha), L1_CACHE_SIZE), GFP_...) is thus higly recommended here.
>>>
>>> Also, why GFP_ATOMIC is needed here ?
>>
>> Yes, it is not needed here. I've copied it here from the original unicast and
>> multicast add funtion to stay close but as I can see, there is no need for it
>> there either.
>> Noted.
>
> Also needed for IPv6 in softirq context.
>

Noted...