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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-07-22 09:49:58 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2009-07-22 09:49:58 -0700
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Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (37 commits) sky2: Avoid races in sky2_down drivers/net/mlx4: Adjust constant drivers/net: Move a dereference below a NULL test drivers/net: Move a dereference below a NULL test connector: maintainer/mail update. USB host CDC Phonet network interface driver macsonic, jazzsonic: fix oops on module unload macsonic: move probe function to .devinit.text can: switch carrier on if device was stopped while in bus-off state can: restart device even if dev_alloc_skb() fails can: sja1000: remove duplicated includes New device ID for sc92031 [1088:2031] 3c589_cs: re-initialize the multicast in the tc589_reset Fix error return for setsockopt(SO_TIMESTAMPING) netxen: fix thermal check and shutdown netxen: fix deadlock on dev close netxen: fix context deletion sequence net: Micrel KS8851 SPI network driver tcp: Use correct peer adr when copying MD5 keys tcp: Fix MD5 signature checking on IPv4 mapped sockets ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt7
-rw-r--r--Documentation/connector/cn_test.c4
-rw-r--r--Documentation/connector/ucon.c2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/6pack.txt2
4 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
index 93cb28d..18f9651 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ not detect it missed following items in original chain.
obj = kmem_cache_alloc(...);
lock_chain(); // typically a spin_lock()
obj->key = key;
-atomic_inc(&obj->refcnt);
/*
* we need to make sure obj->key is updated before obj->next
+ * or obj->refcnt
*/
smp_wmb();
+atomic_set(&obj->refcnt, 1);
hlist_add_head_rcu(&obj->obj_node, list);
unlock_chain(); // typically a spin_unlock()
@@ -159,6 +160,10 @@ out:
obj = kmem_cache_alloc(cachep);
lock_chain(); // typically a spin_lock()
obj->key = key;
+/*
+ * changes to obj->key must be visible before refcnt one
+ */
+smp_wmb();
atomic_set(&obj->refcnt, 1);
/*
* insert obj in RCU way (readers might be traversing chain)
diff --git a/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c b/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c
index f688eba..6a5be5d 100644
--- a/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c
+++ b/Documentation/connector/cn_test.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/*
* cn_test.c
*
- * 2004-2005 Copyright (c) Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@2ka.mipt.ru>
+ * 2004+ Copyright (c) Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>
* All rights reserved.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -194,5 +194,5 @@ module_init(cn_test_init);
module_exit(cn_test_fini);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@2ka.mipt.ru>");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Connector's test module");
diff --git a/Documentation/connector/ucon.c b/Documentation/connector/ucon.c
index d738cde..c5092ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/connector/ucon.c
+++ b/Documentation/connector/ucon.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
/*
* ucon.c
*
- * Copyright (c) 2004+ Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@2ka.mipt.ru>
+ * Copyright (c) 2004+ Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@ioremap.net>
*
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/6pack.txt b/Documentation/networking/6pack.txt
index d0777a1..8f33942 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/6pack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/6pack.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
This is the 6pack-mini-HOWTO, written by
Andreas Könsgen DG3KQ
-Internet: ajk@iehk.rwth-aachen.de
+Internet: ajk@comnets.uni-bremen.de
AMPR-net: dg3kq@db0pra.ampr.org
AX.25: dg3kq@db0ach.#nrw.deu.eu