Re: [PATCH] bridge use read_lock when scanning device list

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Re: [PATCH] bridge use read_lock when scanning device list

To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [PATCH] bridge use read_lock when scanning device list
From:	"David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Tue, 13 Jan 2004 16:19:03 -0800
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:46:45 -0800
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 2.6.1, bridge is using rtnl_shlock which is equivalent to rtnl_lock when
> all it really needs to do is read_lock(&dev_base_lock).

Applied, thanks Stephen.

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