Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262482AbTFGBAz (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:00:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262473AbTFGBAz (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 21:00:55 -0400 Received: from almesberger.net ([63.105.73.239]:62218 "EHLO host.almesberger.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262482AbTFGA7T (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 20:59:19 -0400 Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 22:12:22 -0300 From: Werner Almesberger To: chas williams Cc: "David S. Miller" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2) Message-ID: <20030606221222.M3232@almesberger.net> References: <20030606212026.I3232@almesberger.net> <200306070053.h570rCsG003409@ginger.cmf.nrl.navy.mil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200306070053.h570rCsG003409@ginger.cmf.nrl.navy.mil>; from chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil on Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 08:51:23PM -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 835 Lines: 19 chas williams wrote: > but its actually pretty easy to do. its similar to atmsigd > exiting. all the vcc's (on that device) would be purged and > eventually close allowing the atm device to be removed from the kernel. Ah, here you wrote it yourself. Yes, that would be a comprimise that doesn't force you to make the removal itself asynchronous. - Werner -- _________________________________________________________________________ / Werner Almesberger, Buenos Aires, Argentina wa@almesberger.net / /_http://www.almesberger.net/____________________________________________/ - 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/