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SubjectRe: [PATCH][ATM] add reference counting to atm_dev
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In message <20030515.171457.02279102.davem@redhat.com>,"David S. Miller" writes
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>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?
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