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SubjectRe: [PATCH 5/7] x25: remove the BKL
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From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:13:09 +0100

> This replaces all instances of lock_kernel in x25
> with lock_sock, taking care to release the socket
> lock around sleeping functions (sock_alloc_send_skb
> and skb_recv_datagram). It is not clear whether
> this is a correct solution, but it seem to be what
> other protocols do in the same situation.
>
> Includes a fix suggested by Eric Dumazet.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>


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