There is no dev_base in dev.c now. Any time we access dev_base_head, we should hold dev_base_lock or rtnl_lock().So, change the comment from 'dev_base' into 'dev_base_lock'. Signed-off-by: Yi Li <lovelylich@xxxxxxxxx> --- net/core/dev.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index a04b12f..1a95e08 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_valid_name); * * Passed a format string - eg "lt%d" it will try and find a suitable * id. It scans list of devices to build up a free map, then chooses - * the first empty slot. The caller must hold the dev_base or rtnl lock + * the first empty slot. The caller must hold the dev_base_lock or rtnl lock * while allocating the name and adding the device in order to avoid * duplicates. * Limited to bits_per_byte * page size devices (ie 32K on most platforms). @@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ static int __dev_alloc_name(struct net *net, const char *name, char *buf) * * Passed a format string - eg "lt%d" it will try and find a suitable * id. It scans list of devices to build up a free map, then chooses - * the first empty slot. The caller must hold the dev_base or rtnl lock + * the first empty slot. The caller must hold the dev_base_lock or rtnl lock * while allocating the name and adding the device in order to avoid * duplicates. * Limited to bits_per_byte * page size devices (ie 32K on most platforms). -- 1.9.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
