Jason Wessel wrote:
>
> The netpoll_cleanup handler can hang the kernel if there is no work in the
> work queue because a call to cancel_rearming_delayed_work() with no work
> goes into an infinite loop.
This should not be true any longer, cancel_rearming_delayed_work() should work
correctly in any case.
Could you please clarify?
> @@ -771,30 +771,32 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
>
> [...snip...]
>
> + if (atomic_dec_and_test(&npinfo->refcnt)) {
> + skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
> + skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
> + if (delayed_work_pending(&npinfo->tx_work)) {
> cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work);
> flush_scheduled_work();
But this "if (delayed_work_pending())" is racy anyway?
Oleg.
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to [email protected]
More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
[Index of Archives]
[Kernel Newbies]
[Netfilter]
[Bugtraq]
[Photo]
[Stuff]
[Gimp]
[Yosemite News]
[MIPS Linux]
[ARM Linux]
[Linux Security]
[Linux RAID]
[Video 4 Linux]
[Linux for the blind]
[Linux Resources]
