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Re: Bug#251215: kernel-image-2.6.6-1-k7: pppd locks up, cannot be kille

To: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Bug#251215: kernel-image-2.6.6-1-k7: pppd locks up, cannot be killed, during ppp shutdown
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 12:51:53 -0700
Cc: herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, debian.bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 251215@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, shemminger@xxxxxxxx, jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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References: <20040529051736.GA11303@gondor.apana.org.au> <E1BU2WC-0003nd-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au>
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On Sat, 29 May 2004 22:00:52 +1000
Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Here is a minimal fix for this problem.

Wouldn't it be easier just to move the "list_empty(&net_todo_list)"
check to be inside the net_todo_run_mutex semaphore?

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