On Mon, Nov 07, 2022 at 03:48:46PM +, Martin Pieuchot wrote:
> On 07/11/22(Mon) 15:16, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> > Not all interface ioctls need the kernel lock, but they all grab it.
> >
> > Here's a mechanical diff splitting the single lock/unlock around
> > ifioctl() into individual lock/unloc
On 07/11/22(Mon) 15:16, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> Not all interface ioctls need the kernel lock, but they all grab it.
>
> Here's a mechanical diff splitting the single lock/unlock around
> ifioctl() into individual lock/unlock dances inside ifioctl().
>
> From there we can unlock individual ioctls
Not all interface ioctls need the kernel lock, but they all grab it.
Here's a mechanical diff splitting the single lock/unlock around
ifioctl() into individual lock/unlock dances inside ifioctl().
>From there we can unlock individual ioctls piece by piece.
Survives regress on sparc64 and didn't
