Subject: Re: netdev ioctl & dev_base_lock : bad idea ?

From: "David S. Miller" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 15:19:08 -0800

On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 09:14:35 +1100
Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[email-masked]> 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.