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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Move inetdev/ifa over to RCU
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 15:19:23 -0700
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On Sat, 14 Aug 2004 07:56:02 +1000
Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> wrote:

> Now had you put this barrier between the reading of ip_ptr and
> the checking of in_dev->dead, then the race would've been closed.
> 
> But I still prefer to move the work into inetdev_destroy.

Ok I see now.  I've added your patch, it seems correct.