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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] net/bridge/br_if.c: don't use _WORK_NAR
    On 02/19, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
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    > On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 12:43:59AM +0300, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
    > > Afaics, noautorel work_struct buys nothing for "struct net_bridge_port".
    > >
    > > If del_nbp()->cancel_delayed_work(&p->carrier_check) fails, port_carrier_check
    > > may be called later anyway. So the reading of *work in port_carrier_check() is
    > > equally unsafe with or without this patch.
    >
    > I think this _WORK_NAR is to give some additional
    > control, but also is more logical: it lets to decide
    > when the work_struct is really release-able

    Sadly, it doesn't help here.

    (and it's
    > definitely not before work function is called, as
    > without noautorel).

    kfree() doesn't check WORK_STRUCT_PENDING, it makes no
    difference if it is set or not when work->func() runs.

    > So, even if this functionality isn't used now, I can't
    > see what changing this could buy.

    We are going to kill _NAR stuff.

    Oleg.

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