> > Why is neighbour->dev changed here? > > It holds reference to device and prevents its destruction. > If dst is held somewhere, we cannot destroy the device and deadlock > while unregister.
BTW, can this ever happen for the loopback device itself? Is it ever unregistered? -- MST - 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/
