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[NETPOLL]: Set poll_owner to -1 before unlocking in netpoll_poll_unlock()
authorJeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com>
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:04:55 +0000 (22:04 -0700)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 05:04:55 +0000 (22:04 -0700)
commit6ca4f65e6b390d09e1de7280cf9fd4f5d8e4b48b
tree1ca8b0d0126c5ce1cd7ffc0fe0ccd80235f3307btree | snapshot
parentf31f5f051269746179b01017fc5e3dcf6b37c67ecommit | diff
[NETPOLL]: Set poll_owner to -1 before unlocking in netpoll_poll_unlock()

This trivial patch moves the assignment of poll_owner to -1 inside of
the lock.  This fixes a potential SMP race in the code.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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