Re: [PATCH 2.4] bridge netfilter deadlock

2006-11-01 Thread David Miller
From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 11:45:50 -0800 > A deadlock was found in bridge netfilter code (2.4 only), when a device is > removed. > The device removal path causes a BPDU to be generated and ends up > self deadlocking on the BR lock. > > Simple fix would be

[PATCH 2.4] bridge netfilter deadlock

2006-11-01 Thread Stephen Hemminger
A deadlock was found in bridge netfilter code (2.4 only), when a device is removed. The device removal path causes a BPDU to be generated and ends up self deadlocking on the BR lock. Simple fix would be to avoid generating config bpdu's immediately when becoming root bridge, and just let the firs