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From: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: netdev ioctl & dev_base_lock : bad idea ?
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:19:08 -0800
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On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:14:35 +1100
Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> wrote:

> Also, why would we need the xmit lock when calling netif_wake_queue() ?
> I'm not sure I get that one (but I'm not too familiar with the net core
> neither).

Hmmm, you're right, it seems it is not needed.