Re: netdev ioctl & dev_base_lock : bad idea ?
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2004-12-09 23:19:08
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:14:35 +1100 Benjamin Herrenschmidt [off-list ref] wrote:
Also, why would we need the xmit lock when calling netif_wake_queue() ? I'm not sure I get that one (but I'm not too familiar with the net core neither).
Hmmm, you're right, it seems it is not needed.