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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LOCKDEP BUG][2.6.36-rc1] xt_info_wrlock?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:35:52 +0200
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Le lundi 16 ao=C3=BBt 2010 =C3=A0 21:16 +0200, Peter Zijlstra a =C3=A9c=
rit :

> Adding lockdep_off() is just plain wrong, if you cannot describe the
> locking there's a fair chance its wrong anyway.
>=20

I see.

I described the fine locking after Steven comment, adding a long
Changelog.

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/61827/

If someone thinks this locking is buggy, please speak now ;)