Re: [PATCH 2/6] [NET]: Take dev_base_lock when moving device name hash list entry

2007-07-30 Thread David Miller
From: Herbert Xu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:09:30 +0800 > [NET]: Take dev_base_lock when moving device name hash list entry > > When we added name-based hashing the dev_base_lock was designated as the > lock to take when changing the name hash list. Unfortunately, because > it

[PATCH 2/6] [NET]: Take dev_base_lock when moving device name hash list entry

2007-07-26 Thread Herbert Xu
[NET]: Take dev_base_lock when moving device name hash list entry When we added name-based hashing the dev_base_lock was designated as the lock to take when changing the name hash list. Unfortunately, because it was a preexisting lock that just happened to be taken in the right spots we neglected