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Date:      Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:52:22 +0300
From:      Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>
To:        Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
Cc:        svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r240938 - head/sys/net
Message-ID:  <20120926135222.GK35915@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua>
In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2ArzaRzpRKADQdOfyz2%2BO%2B%2BukSSEZUGpcK5YeGhUqcGvw@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <201209252210.q8PMAEx5003950@svn.freebsd.org> <20120926045204.GG35915@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <CAPyFy2ArzaRzpRKADQdOfyz2%2BO%2B%2BukSSEZUGpcK5YeGhUqcGvw@mail.gmail.com>

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On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 08:48:03AM -0400, Ed Maste wrote:
> On 26 September 2012 00:52, Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> wro=
te:
> > On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 10:10:14PM +0000, Ed Maste wrote:
> >> Author: emaste
> >> Date: Tue Sep 25 22:10:14 2012
> >> New Revision: 240938
> >> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/240938
> >>
> >> Log:
> >>   Avoid INVARIANTS panic destroying an in-use tap(4)
> >>
> >>   The requirement (implied by the KASSERT in tap_destroy) that the tap=
 is
> >>   closed isn't valid; destroy_dev will block in devdrn while other thr=
eads
> >>   are in d_* functions.
> > Are you sure ?
> >
> > The device may be opened, but no threads could be in any cdevsw
> > methods. destroy_dev(9) only waits for threads to leave cdevsw methods,
> > and not for the close to happen.
>=20
> My first approach mirrored if_tun, but jhb@ pointed out on IRC that
> any open devices will revert to dead_devsw so that future accesses
> will fail.

Yes, I do understand about the devfs part. My question is about the driver
readiness for destruction while in the open state.

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