Replace linked list for packet_type with brlock with list macros and RCU. diff -urN -X dontdiff linux-2.5.64/net/8021q/vlan.c linux-2.5-nobrlock/net/8021q/vlan.c --- linux-2.5.64/net/8021q/vlan.c 2003-03-11 09:08:01.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.5-nobrlock/net/8021q/vlan.c 2003-03-11 14:31:28.000000000 -0800 @@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ #include <net/p8022.h> #include <net/arp.h> #include <linux/rtnetlink.h> -#include <linux/brlock.h> #include <linux/notifier.h> #include <linux/if_vlan.h> @@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ .dev =NULL, .func = vlan_skb_recv, /* VLAN receive method */ .data = (void *)(-1), /* Set here '(void *)1' when this code can SHARE SKBs */ - .next = NULL }; /* End of global variables definitions. */ @@ -231,9 +229,10 @@ real_dev->vlan_rx_kill_vid(real_dev, vlan_id); } - br_write_lock(BR_NETPROTO_LOCK); grp->vlan_devices[vlan_id] = NULL; - br_write_unlock(BR_NETPROTO_LOCK); + + /* wait for RCU in network receive */ + synchronize_kernel(); /* Caller unregisters (and if necessary, puts) diff -urN -X dontdiff linux-2.5.64/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c linux-2.5-nobrlock/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c --- linux-2.5.64/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c 2003-03-11 09:08:01.000000000 -0800 +++ linux-2.5-nobrlock/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c 2003-03-10 15:49:52.000000000 -0800 @@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ #include <net/datalink.h> #include <net/p8022.h> #include <net/arp.h> -#include <linux/brlock.h> #include "vlan.h" #include "vlanproc.h" - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html