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@@ -184,13 +184,12 @@ static struct sk_buff *cfg_set_own_addr(void)
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" (cannot change node address once assigned)");
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/*
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- * Must release all spinlocks before calling start_net() because
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- * Linux version of TIPC calls eth_media_start() which calls
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- * register_netdevice_notifier() which may block!
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- *
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- * Temporarily releasing the lock should be harmless for non-Linux TIPC,
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- * but Linux version of eth_media_start() should really be reworked
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- * so that it can be called with spinlocks held.
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+ * Must temporarily release configuration spinlock while switching into
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+ * networking mode as it calls tipc_eth_media_start(), which may sleep.
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+ * Releasing the lock is harmless as other locally-issued configuration
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+ * commands won't occur until this one completes, and remotely-issued
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+ * configuration commands can't be received until a local configuration
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+ * command to enable the first bearer is received and processed.
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*/
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spin_unlock_bh(&config_lock);
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