Thread (1 message) 1 message, 1 author, 2003-07-15

Re: [PATCH] [1/2] kernel error reporting (revised)

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Date: 2003-07-15 22:56:35
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Hello!
netlink_broadcast() does read_lock(&nl_table_lock).  But nl_table_lock is
not an irq-safe lock.
Just as reminder, there are _no_ irq safe locks in net/*. A few of
local_irq_disable()s are segregated in interface to device drivers.

Possibly netlink_broadcast() can be made callable from hardirq context, but
it looks to be non trivial.
Trivial or non-trivial, before all this is highly not desired.
net/* is better to remain in the form free of knowledge of hardirqs.

Alexey
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