Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.6.38-rc1: arp triggers RTNL assertion | From | Eric Dumazet <> | Date | Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:13:19 +0100 |
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Le vendredi 21 janvier 2011 à 13:06 -0800, David Miller a écrit : > From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:52:56 +0100 > > > Here is how I fixed this, thanks again Jamie ! > > > > [PATCH] net: neighbour: pneigh_lookup() doesnt need RTNL > > Eric, I don't think we can do this. > > Fundamentally, any time a user operation changes the configuration > of the networking, we must hold the RTNL. > > Eliding the RTNL for lookups is fine, but for things that change > state it is not. > > I therefore think you'll need to rework the arp_ioctl() portions > of the commit that introduced this regression. >
Hmm, I'll think about it, no problem.
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