Re: [BUG] 2.2.1[78] : RTNETLINK lock not properly locking ?

From: Willy Tarreau (willy.lkml@free.fr)
Date: Wed Nov 22 2000 - 06:27:57 EST

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Quoting "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>:

> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:39:03 +0100 (MET)
> From: Willy Tarreau <willy.lkml@free.fr>
>
> Thanks in advance for any comment,
>
> All of this is protected by lock_kernel() so none of the
> A,B,C,whatever spots can be interrupted in 2.2.x

so, does this mean that rtnl_*lock* are completely useless ???

Willy
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