> > restore_flags(flags);
> > kfree(fa);
> > return 1;
> >
> > is safe even SMP since the cli/restore_flags means that we cannot be part
> > way down a queue walk when the entry is freed.
> >
>
> I didn't check the code, but save_flags()+cli() is rarely SMP safe:
> if you call cli() with disable local interrupts, then cli() is a nop.
The list is never altered during an interrupt. It is walked during interrupts
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