From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:04:51 -0700 > On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:50:10 +0200 > Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > This patch modifies wext adding a flag that allows drivers to specify that > > they do not wish their wext calls made under rtnl. The default is to still > > acquire the rtnl. > > > > Warning: a device reference is held for the new no_locking API, > > therefore it is not safe to call unregister_netdev on the passed device! > > > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > NACK Conditional locking is bad design. > Either lock or not, make up your mind and fix the devices. It is also wrong because all entities in the kernel assume that network configuration changes all occur under the RTNL therefore it must be held consistently everywhere. I don't know what kind of deadlock or other issues are being worked around here, but you'll have to find another way. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
