Thread (4 messages) flat view 4 messages, 3 authors, 2003-09-15

Re: [PATCH][ATM]: [clip] fix race between modifying entry->vccs and clip_start_xmit()

From: David S. Miller <hidden>
Date: 2003-09-15 22:02:17

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 17:59:02 -0400
chas williams [off-list ref] wrote:
this is triggered by vcc_destroy_sock(), which is part of vcc_release()
which is always going to be in user context.  its a bit subtle but
there is no path to unlink_clip_vcc() that isnt in user context.
Are you really totally sure that no interrupt path can release
a VCC?  That's not how I understood this stuff to work last time
I looked at it.
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