Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:39:39 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:39:39 -0500 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:42681 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 5 Mar 2003 09:39:39 -0500 Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 06:31:58 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <20030305.063158.53514369.davem@redhat.com> To: chas@locutus.cmf.nrl.navy.mil Cc: wa@almesberger.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH][ATM] make atm (and clip) modular + try_module_get() From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: <200303051447.h25ElcGi006199@locutus.cmf.nrl.navy.mil> References: <20030303230706.R2791@almesberger.net> <200303051447.h25ElcGi006199@locutus.cmf.nrl.navy.mil> X-FalunGong: Information control. X-Mailer: Mew version 2.1 on Emacs 21.1 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 711 Lines: 16 From: chas williams Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2003 09:47:38 -0500 In message <20030303230706.R2791@almesberger.net>,Werner Almesberger writes: >see getting moved to net/core/skbuff.c, because it seems to provide >a reasonably generic function. it has been suggested to me that the locking in skb_migrate might not be completely correct. any comments on the following? If you own both objects, why lock anything? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/