Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 1 Nov 2000 15:52:39 -0800 | From | "David S. Miller" <> | Subject | Re: Linux-2.4.0-test10 |
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Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 19:03:44 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
Therefore for 2.4.x, our concern is whether a particular net driver needs further SMP protection internally, or if rtnl_lock (a semaphore, not a spinlock) is sufficient.
Thanks Jeff, this is precisely what Alexey and myself have been trying to beat into Andi's head for months now :-)
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