Message-Id: <200306070057.h570vtsG003449@ginger.cmf.nrl.navy.mil>
To: Werner Almesberger <wa@almesberger.net>
cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2) 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 06 Jun 2003 21:10:05 -0300."
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Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2003 20:56:06 -0400
From: chas williams <chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil>
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
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In message <20030606211005.H3232@almesberger.net>,Werner Almesberger writes:
>The data plane, yes. But the control/configuration plane is
>synchronous. And it also makes sure that the driver stops
>doing asynchronous things when removing a VCC.

but parts of the control/config plane still arent synchronus.
how about atm_async_release()?  actually i believe its up to
the driver author to make sure that a vcc isnt used after the
close completes.  but very few (if any) try to do this.  
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