On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:05 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> The same thing is already done to handle network protocols already.
> RCU is used for the object handle (including function pointers).
> You need to use:
> * put rcu structure in accelerator list member
> and initialize it to the
On Tue, 22 May 2007 13:44:28 +0100
Kieran Mansley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:48 +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
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> > On 22/5/07 08:28, "Kieran Mansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > > On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:15 +0100, Kieran Mansley wrote:
> > >> RCU on its own
On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 15:07 +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 22/5/07 13:44, "Kieran Mansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >> Eagerly zap the function pointers, then wait one RCU period so every CPU
> >> goes through a quiescent point before unloading the module?
> >>
> >> -- Keir
> >
> > Am I r
On 22/5/07 13:44, "Kieran Mansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Eagerly zap the function pointers, then wait one RCU period so every CPU
>> goes through a quiescent point before unloading the module?
>>
>> -- Keir
>
> Am I right in thinking that if one of the functions that was protected
> by
On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:48 +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
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>
> On 22/5/07 08:28, "Kieran Mansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:15 +0100, Kieran Mansley wrote:
> >> RCU on its own wouldn't
> >> prevent the accelerated plugin being unloaded while netfront was using
> >> o
On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:48 +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
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> On 22/5/07 08:28, "Kieran Mansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:15 +0100, Kieran Mansley wrote:
> >> RCU on its own wouldn't
> >> prevent the accelerated plugin being unloaded while netfront was using
> >> o
On 22/5/07 08:28, "Kieran Mansley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:15 +0100, Kieran Mansley wrote:
>> RCU on its own wouldn't
>> prevent the accelerated plugin being unloaded while netfront was using
>> one of the hooks.
>
> Hmm, actually I think it could be used to do th
On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:15 +0100, Kieran Mansley wrote:
> RCU on its own wouldn't
> prevent the accelerated plugin being unloaded while netfront was using
> one of the hooks.
Hmm, actually I think it could be used to do that. I'll take a look.
Kieran
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