Re: [PATCH 1/3] net/bridge/br_if.c: don't use _WORK_NAR

From: Jarek Poplawski
Date: Tue Feb 20 2007 - 08:22:31 EST


On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 06:04:45PM +0300, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 02/19, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 03:03:53PM +0300, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> > > On 02/19, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> > ...
> > > kfree() doesn't check WORK_STRUCT_PENDING, it makes no
> > > difference if it is set or not when work->func() runs.
> >
> > It looks like it's to be checked before kfree.
>
> Here,
> br_add_if:
...

I meant "it's to be checked", if it's used by a program.
The name: work_release seems to tell the work function
could signal, when it doesn't need a structure no more.
But br_if.c doesn't seem to use this infomation now,
so there should be no difference after changing to
"without _NAR". This change will limit some potential
changes in the future, but if it's not used by anybody
than the simpler api is a gain.

Jarek P.
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