This patch changes the method of checking for empty list in est_timer():
list_empty() is not recommended for RCU protected lists. Now, it's simply
a variable used for this.

Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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diff -Nurp 2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1-/net/core/gen_estimator.c 
2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1+/net/core/gen_estimator.c
--- 2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1-/net/core/gen_estimator.c 2008-01-20 20:58:35.000000000 
+0100
+++ 2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1+/net/core/gen_estimator.c 2008-01-20 21:07:42.000000000 
+0100
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static void est_timer(unsigned long arg)
 {
        int idx = (int)arg;
        struct gen_estimator *e;
+       int list_not_empty = 0;
 
        rcu_read_lock();
        list_for_each_entry_rcu(e, &elist[idx].list, list) {
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ static void est_timer(unsigned long arg)
                if (e->bstats == NULL)
                        goto skip;
 
+               if (list_not_empty == 0)
+                       list_not_empty = 1;
+
                nbytes = e->bstats->bytes;
                npackets = e->bstats->packets;
                rate = (nbytes - e->last_bytes)<<(7 - idx);
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ skip:
                spin_unlock(e->stats_lock);
        }
 
-       if (!list_empty(&elist[idx].list))
+       if (list_not_empty)
                mod_timer(&elist[idx].timer, jiffies + ((HZ/4) << idx));
        rcu_read_unlock();
 }
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