On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:12:01 +0100 (CET)
Jaroslav Kysela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
>       please, review and apply to mm tree for further testing. The patch 
> is also available at 
> ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/kernel-patches/bonding-workqueue.patch .
> 
>                                       Thank you,
>                                               Jaroslav
> 

You should submit network patches to the entry in the MAINTAINERS file.

BONDING DRIVER
P:      Chad Tindel
M:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
P:      Jay Vosburgh
M:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
L:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
W:      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bonding/
S:      Supported


> @@ -3569,20 +3552,20 @@ static int bond_close(struct net_device 
>        */
>  
>       if (bond->params.miimon) {  /* link check interval, in milliseconds. */
> -             del_timer_sync(&bond->mii_timer);
> +             cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(bond_wq, &bond->mii_work);
>       }
>  
>       if (bond->params.arp_interval) {  /* arp interval, in milliseconds. */
> -             del_timer_sync(&bond->arp_timer);
> +             cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(bond_wq, &bond->arp_work);
>       }
>  
>       switch (bond->params.mode) {
>       case BOND_MODE_8023AD:
> -             del_timer_sync(&(BOND_AD_INFO(bond).ad_timer));
> +             cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(bond_wq, 
> &(BOND_AD_INFO(bond).ad_work));
>               break;
>       case BOND_MODE_TLB:
>       case BOND_MODE_ALB:
> -             del_timer_sync(&(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond).alb_timer));
> +             cancel_rearming_delayed_workqueue(bond_wq, 
> &(BOND_ALB_INFO(bond).alb_work));
>               break;
>       default:
>               break;


This part will deadlock since it is not safe to cancel a workqueue
entry with RTNL mutex held. The cancel operation has to wait for the workqueue
to run, and the entry being run maybe stuck waiting for the RTNL.



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