On 01.07.2011 17:27, Eric Dumazet wrote: > [PATCH 1/2] nfnetlink: add RCU in nfnetlink_rcv_msg() > > Goal of this patch is to permit nfnetlink providers not mandate > nfnl_mutex being held while nfnetlink_rcv_msg() calls them. > > If struct nfnl_callback contains a non NULL call_rcu(), then > nfnetlink_rcv_msg() will use it instead of call() field, holding > rcu_read_lock instead of nfnl_mutex > > Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx> > CC: Florian Westphal <fw@xxxxxxxxx> > CC: Eric Leblond <eric@xxxxxxxxx> > CC: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx> Applied, thanks Eric. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
