Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH][ATM] add reference counting to atm_dev | Date | Fri, 16 May 2003 12:05:41 -0400 | From | chas williams <> |
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In message <20030515.171457.02279102.davem@redhat.com>,"David S. Miller" writes : >There is no correlation between whether you use netdevice or not >and whether network configuration changes should be synchronized >using the RTNL semaphore :-)
true. however, i think i would like to do both at once. but it seems like just replacing atm_dev_lock with rtnl would probably be enough for right now.
>Ok, I'll apply this. But long term we really need to clean out >the cobwebs here, use RTNL, do solid module refcounting etc.
are you referring to the other bits of linux-atm like br2684, lane, mpoa, pppoatm or something else? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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