Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: if6_get_next() fix

From: Paul E. McKenney
Date: Mon May 03 2010 - 18:48:29 EST


On Mon, May 03, 2010 at 03:17:25PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 22:50:14 +0200
>
> > Paul, David, here the patch I was thinking about :
> >
> > Feel free to split it in two parts if you like, I am too tired and must
> > sleep now ;)
> ...
> > [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: rcu fixes
> >
> > Add hlist_for_each_entry_rcu_bh() and
> > hlist_for_each_entry_continue_rcu_bh() macros, and use them in
> > ipv6_get_ifaddr(), if6_get_first() and if6_get_next() to fix lockdeps
> > warnings.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Paul, let me know if you want to handle these seperately (one commit
> in your tree for the rculist.h bit and one for the ipv6 change) or to
> put it all at once into net-next-2.6, I'm happy either way.

These changes look pretty closely integrated, so it is probably better
if they go up your tree with the related networking changes. I will
take a look at them.

Thanx, Paul
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