From: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, allan.stephens@windriver.com,
ying.xue@windriver.com,
Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 11/23] tipc: Revise comment justifying release of configuration spinlock
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:39:30 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1325007582-31610-12-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1325007582-31610-1-git-send-email-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
From: Allan Stephens <allan.stephens@windriver.com>
Comment-only change to better explain why TIPC's configuration lock is
temporarily released while activating support for network interfaces,
and why the existing activation code doesn't require rework.
Signed-off-by: Allan Stephens <allan.stephens@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
---
net/tipc/config.c | 13 ++++++-------
1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/tipc/config.c b/net/tipc/config.c
index b25a396..4785bf2 100644
--- a/net/tipc/config.c
+++ b/net/tipc/config.c
@@ -184,13 +184,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_own_addr(void)
" (cannot change node address once assigned)");
/*
- * Must release all spinlocks before calling start_net() because
- * Linux version of TIPC calls eth_media_start() which calls
- * register_netdevice_notifier() which may block!
- *
- * Temporarily releasing the lock should be harmless for non-Linux TIPC,
- * but Linux version of eth_media_start() should really be reworked
- * so that it can be called with spinlocks held.
+ * Must temporarily release configuration spinlock while switching into
+ * networking mode as it calls tipc_eth_media_start(), which may sleep.
+ * Releasing the lock is harmless as other locally-issued configuration
+ * commands won't occur until this one completes, and remotely-issued
+ * configuration commands can't be received until a local configuration
+ * command to enable the first bearer is received and processed.
*/
spin_unlock_bh(&config_lock);
--
1.7.4.4
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-12-27 17:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-12-27 17:39 [PATCH net-next 00/23] TIPC: Updates for what will be v3.3 Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 01/23] tipc: Enable use by containers having their own network namespace Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 02/23] tipc: Register new media using pre-compiled structure Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 03/23] tipc: Optimize detection of duplicate media registration Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 04/23] tipc: Eliminate duplication of media structures Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 05/23] tipc: Streamline media registration error checking Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 06/23] tipc: Improve handling of media address printing errors Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 07/23] tipc: Add new address conversion routines for Ethernet media Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 08/23] tipc: Hide media-specific addressing details from generic bearer code Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 09/23] tipc: Ignore neighbor discovery messages containing invalid address Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 10/23] tipc: Allow run-time alteration of default link settings Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` Paul Gortmaker [this message]
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 12/23] tipc: Minor optimization to deactivation of Ethernet media suppot Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 13/23] tipc: Do timely cleanup of disabled Ethernet bearer resources Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 14/23] tipc: Eliminate useless memset operations in Ethernet media support Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 15/23] tipc: Minor correction to TIPC module unloading Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 16/23] tipc: Eliminate useless check when network address is assigned Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 17/23] tipc: Eliminate dynamic allocation of broadcast link data structures Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 18/23] tipc: Ensure broadcast link spinlock is held when updating node map Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 19/23] tipc: Handle broadcast attempt when no neighboring nodes exist Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 20/23] tipc: Minor optimization of broadcast link transmit queue statistic Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 21/23] tipc: Flush unsent broadcast messages when contact with last node is lost Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 22/23] tipc: Ignore broadcast acknowledgements that are out-of-range Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 17:39 ` [PATCH net-next 23/23] tipc: Allow use of buf_seqno() helper routine by unicast links Paul Gortmaker
2011-12-27 18:08 ` [PATCH net-next 00/23] TIPC: Updates for what will be v3.3 David Miller
2011-12-28 2:16 ` Paul Gortmaker
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