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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] rcu in drivers/net/hamradio
Suzanne Wood <suzannew@cs.pdx.edu> :
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> (3) bpq_free_device() calls list_del_rcu() which, according
> to list.h, requires synchronize_rcu() which can block or
> call_rcu() or call_rcu_bh() which cannot block.
> None of these is called anywhere in the directory drivers/net,
> so synchronize_irq() may address this.
> (synchronize_sched() is called in drivers/net/sis190.c and
> r8169.c with FIXME comment about synchronize_irq().)

Same author for both. The code (driver specific) can be issued from
userspace and it needs to wait for running hard_start_xmit to
complete. Afaik synchronize_irq() is not adequate and the FIXME
should go.

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