***SPAM*** Re: [ofa-general] Re: [PATCH v3] ipoib: do not join broadcast group if interface is brought down

[Yossi Etigin]

>
> OK, so the race exists in the current code, but no one has hit it enough
> to track it down.  Maybe we can fix it later.
>
> But you ignored my second question about lock nesting problems?
>
>  - R.

Youre right, ipoib_mcast_join() better not be called with spinlocks.
If we assume that we don't fix this race now than that lock can be dropped.