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Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 3/4] [Net] Support Xen accelerated network pl

To: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 3/4] [Net] Support Xen accelerated network plugin modules
From: Kieran Mansley <kmansley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 08:59:15 +0100
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On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:48 +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
> 
> 
> On 22/5/07 08:28, "Kieran Mansley" <kmansley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 2007-05-22 at 08:15 +0100, Kieran Mansley wrote:
> >> RCU on its own wouldn't
> >> prevent the accelerated plugin being unloaded while netfront was using
> >> one of the hooks.
> > 
> > Hmm, actually I think it could be used to do that.  I'll take a look.
> 
> Eagerly zap the function pointers, then wait one RCU period so every CPU
> goes through a quiescent point before unloading the module?

Yes, that's what I was going to try.  

Kieran


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