Re: [PATCH 2.6.12-rc2] bonding: partially back out dev_set_mac_address

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 23:50:01 -0400
Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Jay Vosburgh wrote:
> >     This patch backs out some of the calls to dev_set_mac_address
> > and replaces them with calls to a similar function that does not call
> > notifier_call_chain.
> > 
> >     The reason for this is that the rtnetlink event handler and its
> > descendents make GFP_KERNEL memory allocation requests, and the bonding
> > driver makes some of its MAC address change calls from timer context
> > with a lock held (notably the ALB mode).
> > 
> >     Rearranging the bonding driver to not call this way is a fairly
> > involved change; this patch merely reverts one part of bonding to the
> > way it used to be.
> 
> Do I need to forward this for -rc3?

No, read the rest of the thread, we're discussing an alternative
version of the fix.