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    SubjectRe: catch 22 - porting net driver from 2.2 to 2.4
    do_ioctl is inside rtnl_lock...

    Remember if you need to alter the rules, you can always queue work in
    the current context, and have a kernel thread handle the work. The nice
    thing about a kernel thread is that you start with a [almost] clean
    state, when it comes to locks.

    Jeff


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