Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 V2] igmp: RCU conversion of in_dev->mc_list

[David Miller]

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:46:50 +0100

> [PATCH net-next-2.6 V2] igmp: RCU conversion of in_dev->mc_list
> 
> in_dev->mc_list is protected by one rwlock (in_dev->mc_list_lock).
> 
> This can easily be converted to a RCU protection.
> 
> Writers hold RTNL, so mc_list_lock is removed, not replaced by a
> spinlock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>

This looks good to me, so I've applied it to net-next-2.6

We have enough time there to fix any fallout or revert if
necessary.
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