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| From | David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.kernel |
| Subject | Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Annotate change of locking mechanism for np->opt |
| Date | 2016-02-18 21:30 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <r3Dn6-2Bf-51@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <r3kDL-5JG-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
From: Benjamin Poirier <bpoirier@suse.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:20:33 -0800
> follows up commit 45f6fad84cc3 ("ipv6: add complete rcu protection around
> np->opt") which added mixed rcu/refcount protection to np->opt.
>
> Given the current implementation of rcu_pointer_handoff(), this has no
> effect at runtime.
>
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Poirier <bpoirier@suse.com>
Since it has no effect on run-time, applied to net-next, thanks.
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[PATCH] ipv6: Annotate change of locking mechanism for np->opt Benjamin Poirier <bpoirier@suse.com> - 2016-02-18 01:30 +0100 Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Annotate change of locking mechanism for np->opt Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 09:10 +0100 Re: [PATCH] ipv6: Annotate change of locking mechanism for np->opt David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-02-18 21:30 +0100
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