Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264178AbTFJVXk (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:23:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264108AbTFJVWL (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:22:11 -0400 Received: from almesberger.net ([63.105.73.239]:45574 "EHLO host.almesberger.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264042AbTFJVUw (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jun 2003 17:20:52 -0400 Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 18:34:09 -0300 From: Werner Almesberger To: "David S. Miller" Cc: chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH][ATM] use rtnl_{lock,unlock} during device operations (take 2) Message-ID: <20030610183409.R3232@almesberger.net> References: <20030606125416.C3232@almesberger.net> <200306062354.h56NsWsG002919@ginger.cmf.nrl.navy.mil> <20030606212026.I3232@almesberger.net> <20030606.235811.39162108.davem@redhat.com> <20030608004540.P3232@almesberger.net> <1055054601.30054.4.camel@rth.ninka.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1055054601.30054.4.camel@rth.ninka.net>; from davem@redhat.com on Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 11:43:22PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 818 Lines: 21 David S. Miller wrote: > Netdevices NO LONGER use module refcounts in any way shape or form. They > are not needed to fix problems of this nature. Oh, I see. I didn't notice that change, sorry. Indeed, that looks quite promising. Is this mature enough in 2.5.70 to make it worth looking for holes, or should I rather wait a bit ? - 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/