Thread (2 messages) flat view 2 messages, 2 authors, 2012-05-11

Re: [net] igb: fix rtnl race in PM resume path

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2012-05-11 02:45:21

From: Jeff Kirsher <redacted>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 18:38:37 -0700
From: Benjamin Poirier <redacted>

Since the caller (PM resume code) is not the one holding rtnl, when taking the
'else' branch rtnl may be released at any moment, thereby defeating the whole
purpose of this code block.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Poirier <redacted>
Tested-by: Jeff Pieper <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <redacted>
Applied, thanks Jeff.
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