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From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To: Chuck Paterson <cp@FreeBSD.org>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/pci if_fxp.c if_fxpvar.h
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* Chuck Paterson <cp@FreeBSD.org> [000917 06:26] wrote:
> cp          2000/09/17 06:26:26 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/pci              if_fxp.c if_fxpvar.h 
>   Log:
>   Add locking to make able to run without the Giant lock being held. This
>   is enabling as all entries are still called with Giant being held.
>   Maintaining compatability with NetBSD makes what should be very simple
>   kinda ugly.

How are the IF_QUEUEs being protected?  Right now there's no
IF_QUEUE_LOCK except in BSD/os and my private tree, is this safe
without protecting the queues?

thanks,
-Alfred


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