On Fri, 2014-10-17 at 12:30 -0400, David Miller wrote: > Can I ask a serious question? What is the synchronize_net() in AF_NETLINK > exactly needed for?
__netlink_lookup() calls rhashtable_lookup_compare() So you really want that any object found in this lookup respects rcu grace period before being freed. RCU contract is pretty clear about deletions of objects. -- 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/
