Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:19:36 -0800 (PST) | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 V2] igmp: RCU conversion of in_dev->mc_list | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> 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@gmail.com>
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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