Re: 2.6.38-rc1: arp triggers RTNL assertion

[Eric Dumazet]

Le vendredi 21 janvier 2011 Ã 13:06 -0800, David Miller a Ãcrit :
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:52:56 +0100
> 
> > Here is how I fixed this, thanks again Jamie !
> > 
> > [PATCH] net: neighbour: pneigh_lookup() doesnt need RTNL
> 
> Eric, I don't think we can do this.
> 
> Fundamentally, any time a user operation changes the configuration
> of the networking, we must hold the RTNL.
> 
> Eliding the RTNL for lookups is fine, but for things that change
> state it is not.
> 
> I therefore think you'll need to rework the arp_ioctl() portions
> of the commit that introduced this regression.
> 

Hmm, I'll think about it, no problem.


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