On 11/4/07, Gerrit Renker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This removes a comment which identifies an `issue' with dccp_write_xmit() 
> where there is none.
> The comment assumes it is possible that a packet is sent between the calls to
>
>         ccid_hc_tx_send_packet(),
>         dccp_transmit_skb(),
>         ccid_hc_tx_packet_sent()
>
> (in the above order) in dccp_write_xmit().
>
> I think that this is impossible, since dccp_write_xmit() is always called 
> under lock:
>
>  * when called as dccp_write_xmit(sk, 1) from dccp_send_close(), the socket 
> is locked
>    (see code comment above dccp_send_close());
>  * when called as dccp_write_xmit(sk, 0) from dccp_send_msg(), it is after 
> lock_sock() has been called;
>  * when called as dccp_write_xmit(sk, 0) from dccp_write_xmit_timer(), 
> bh_lock_sock() has been called
>    and the if/else statement has made sure that sk_lock.owner is not set;
>  * there are no other places where dccp_write_xmit() is called.
>
> Furthermore, the debug statement for printing the sequence number of the 
> packet just sent has been
> removed, since the entire list is being printed anyway and so the entry of 
> that number appears last.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Acked-by: Ian McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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