[PATCH 1/4] [NETDEV] cxgb2: rtnl_lock out of loop will be faster Before this patch, it gets and releases the lock at each iteration of the loop. Changing unregister_netdev to unregister_netdevice and locking outside of the loop will be faster for this approach.
Signed-off-by: Wang Chen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- cxgb2.c | 5 ++++- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- linux-2.6.24.rc5.org/drivers/net/chelsio/cxgb2.c 2007-12-12 10:19:39.000000000 +0800 +++ linux-2.6.24.rc5/drivers/net/chelsio/cxgb2.c 2007-12-12 16:24:14.000000000 +0800 @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ #include <linux/mii.h> #include <linux/sockios.h> #include <linux/dma-mapping.h> +#include <linux/rtnetlink.h> #include <asm/uaccess.h> #include "cpl5_cmd.h" @@ -1387,10 +1388,12 @@ static void __devexit remove_one(struct struct adapter *adapter = dev->priv; int i; + rtnl_lock(); for_each_port(adapter, i) { if (test_bit(i, &adapter->registered_device_map)) - unregister_netdev(adapter->port[i].dev); + unregister_netdevice(adapter->port[i].dev); } + rtnl_unlock(); t1_free_sw_modules(adapter); iounmap(adapter->regs); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html