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

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 13:11:19 -0700
Cc: debian.bugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 251215@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, shemminger@xxxxxxxx, jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20040529200416.GA16929@gondor.apana.org.au>
References: <20040529051736.GA11303@gondor.apana.org.au> <E1BU2WC-0003nd-00@gondolin.me.apana.org.au> <20040529125153.5f2df6ad.davem@redhat.com> <20040529200416.GA16929@gondor.apana.org.au>
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On Sun, 30 May 2004 06:04:16 +1000
Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, May 29, 2004 at 12:51:53PM -0700, David S. Miller wrote:
> > 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?
> 
> Yes that should work much better.

Great, that's how I'll fix this bug.

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