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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: RCU conversion of dev_getbyhwaddr() and
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Date: Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:07:34 +0100
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Le mercredi 08 d=C3=A9cembre 2010 =C3=A0 10:05 -0800, David Miller a =C3=
=A9crit :
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:23:53 +0100
>=20
> > [PATCH] net: RCU conversion of dev_getbyhwaddr() and arp_ioctl()
> >=20
> > dev_getbyhwaddr() was called under RTNL.
> >=20
> > Rename it to dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu() and change all its caller to now=
 use
> > RCU locking instead of RTNL.
> >=20
> > Change arp_ioctl() to use RCU instead of RTNL locking.
> >=20
> > Note: this fix a dev refcount bug in llc
> >=20
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
>=20
> Applied, thanks Eric.

Hmm, dont you want I resubmit it after the "llc: fix a device refcount
imbalance" patch pulled from net-2.6 ?

Sorry for the mess...