Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 16 May 2003 13:44:06 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: [PATCH][ATM] add reference counting to atm_dev | From | "David S. Miller" <> |
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From: chas williams <chas@locutus.cmf.nrl.navy.mil> Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 12:05:41 -0400
true. however, i think i would like to do both at once. but it seems like just replacing atm_dev_lock with rtnl would probably be enough for right now.
You still need to have a spinlock to guard the actual insert/delete from the list so that readers don't see inconsistent data.
Really, look at how netdevices are managed, searched, etc.
>Ok, I'll apply this. But long term we really need to clean out >the cobwebs here, use RTNL, do solid module refcounting etc.
are you referring to the other bits of linux-atm like br2684, lane, mpoa, pppoatm or something else?
The whole ATM stack needs to be doing sane things in this area, yes. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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