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From: Stephen Hemminger
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] netdev: get rid of read_lock(&dev_base_lock) usages
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 11:24 am

I was just trying to pick up the stragglers you left behind :-)

The nasty cases left are bonding (whose existing locking model is a pile
of crap), and sysfs (slightly less stinky). The bonding code just needs to
be rewritten to have a sane/simple model. 

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[PATCH 00/10] netdev: get rid of read_lock(&dev_base_lock) ..., Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 01/10] netdev: add netdev_continue_rcu, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 02/10] vlan: eliminate use of dev_base_lock, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 03/10] net: use rcu for network scheduler API, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 05/10] parisc: use RCU to find network device, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 06/10] s390: use RCU to walk list of network devices, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 07/10] decnet: use RCU to find network devices, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 08/10] ipv6: use RCU to walk list of network devices, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 09/10] IPV4: use rcu to walk list of devices in IGMP, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
[PATCH 10/10] CAN: use dev_get_by_index_rcu, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 am)
Re: [PATCH 00/10] netdev: get rid of read_lock(&dev_base_l ..., Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:18 am)
Re: [PATCH 01/10] netdev: add netdev_continue_rcu, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:19 am)
Re: [PATCH 02/10] vlan: eliminate use of dev_base_lock, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:20 am)
Re: [PATCH 03/10] net: use rcu for network scheduler API, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:20 am)
Re: [PATCH 00/10] netdev: get rid of read_lock(&dev_base_l ..., Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 11:22 am)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:23 am)
Re: [PATCH 07/10] decnet: use RCU to find network devices, steve, (Tue Nov 10, 11:24 am)
Re: [PATCH 00/10] netdev: get rid of read_lock(&dev_base_l ..., Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 11:24 am)
Re: [PATCH 05/10] parisc: use RCU to find network device, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:26 am)
Re: [PATCH 06/10] s390: use RCU to walk list of network de ..., Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:27 am)
Re: [PATCH 06/10] s390: use RCU to walk list of network de ..., Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 11:29 am)
Re: [PATCH 10/10] CAN: use dev_get_by_index_rcu, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:34 am)
Re: [PATCH 00/10] netdev: get rid of read_lock(&dev_base_l ..., Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:39 am)
Re: [PATCH 06/10] s390: use RCU to walk list of network de ..., Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:40 am)
Re: [PATCH 07/10] decnet: use RCU to find network devices, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:43 am)
Re: [PATCH 09/10] IPV4: use rcu to walk list of devices in ..., Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 11:47 am)
Re: [PATCH 07/10] decnet: use RCU to find network devices, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 11:50 am)
Re: [PATCH 00/10] netdev: get rid of read_lock(&dev_base_l ..., Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 11:53 am)
Re: [PATCH 07/10] decnet: use RCU to find network devices, Eric Dumazet, (Tue Nov 10, 12:25 pm)
Re: [PATCH 01/10] netdev: add netdev_continue_rcu, Paul E. McKenney, (Tue Nov 10, 12:39 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Ed Cashin, (Tue Nov 10, 1:01 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 4:06 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Stephen Hemminger, (Tue Nov 10, 4:53 pm)
Re: [PATCH 10/10] CAN: use dev_get_by_index_rcu, Oliver Hartkopp, (Tue Nov 10, 10:54 pm)
Re: [PATCH 01/10] netdev: add netdev_continue_rcu, David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:47 pm)
Re: [PATCH 02/10] vlan: eliminate use of dev_base_lock, David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:47 pm)
Re: [PATCH 03/10] net: use rcu for network scheduler API, David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:47 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:48 pm)
Re: [PATCH 05/10] parisc: use RCU to find network device, David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:48 pm)
Re: [PATCH 06/10] s390: use RCU to walk list of network de ..., David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:49 pm)
Re: [PATCH 07/10] decnet: use RCU to find network devices, David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:49 pm)
Re: [PATCH 08/10] ipv6: use RCU to walk list of network de ..., David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:50 pm)
Re: [PATCH 09/10] IPV4: use rcu to walk list of devices in ..., David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:50 pm)
Re: [PATCH 10/10] CAN: use dev_get_by_index_rcu, David Miller, (Tue Nov 10, 11:50 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Ed Cashin, (Wed Nov 11, 7:22 am)
[PATCH 1/2] decnet: add RTNL lock when reading address list, Stephen Hemminger, (Wed Nov 11, 10:39 am)
[PATCH 2/2] decnet: convert dndev_lock to spinlock, Stephen Hemminger, (Wed Nov 11, 10:40 am)
[PATCH net-next-2.6] ipv6: use RCU to walk list of network ..., Eric Dumazet, (Wed Nov 11, 8:34 pm)
Re: [PATCH 1/2] decnet: add RTNL lock when reading address ..., David Miller, (Wed Nov 11, 8:56 pm)
Re: [PATCH 2/2] decnet: convert dndev_lock to spinlock, David Miller, (Wed Nov 11, 8:56 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Ed Cashin, (Thu Nov 12, 7:33 am)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Stephen Hemminger, (Thu Nov 12, 10:10 am)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Ed Cashin, (Thu Nov 12, 11:07 am)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Stephen Hemminger, (Thu Nov 12, 12:09 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Ed Cashin, (Fri Nov 13, 2:39 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Stephen Hemminger, (Fri Nov 13, 3:24 pm)
Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] ipv6: use RCU to walk list of net ..., David Miller, (Fri Nov 13, 9:39 pm)
Re: [PATCH 04/10] AOE: use rcu to find network device, Ed Cashin, (Wed Nov 18, 9:49 am)