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

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 15:30:48 -0700
Mitchell Blank Jr [off-list ref] wrote:

David S. Miller wrote:

quoted

Are you really totally sure that no interrupt path can release
a VCC?

That should be the case at least for any VCC on a real interface[*].
Some ATM cards have ->close() methods that can take a while so connection
teardown has to happen with some sort of sleepable context.  So if there
are cases where an interrupt causes the VCC to die they would need to be
fixed anyways.

Ok, I'm convinced. :)

I'll apply Chas's patch then, thanks.