On 08/24/2017 10:26 PM, David Ahern wrote:
> On 8/23/17 11:40 PM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> +static int
>> +mlxsw_sp_dpipe_table_host_entries_get(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
>> + struct devlink_dpipe_entry *entry,
>> + bool counters_enabled,
>> + struct devlink_dpipe_dump_ctx *dump_ctx,
>> + int type)
>> +{
>> + int rif_neigh_count = 0;
>> + int rif_neigh_skip = 0;
>> + int neigh_count = 0;
>> + int rif_count;
>> + int i, j;
>> + int err;
>> +
>> + rtnl_lock();
>
> Why does a h/w driver dumping its tables need the rtnl lock?
>
This table represents the hw IPv4 arp table, and the
driver depends on rtnl to be held.
