From b4f79e5cb2182f27d151da6e223186f287a615d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 14:38:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] ethtool: Remove exception to the requirement of holding RTNL
lock
Commit e52ac3398c3d772d372b9b62ab408fd5eec96840 ('net: Use device
model to get driver name in skb_gso_segment()') removed the only
in-tree caller of ethtool ops that doesn't hold the RTNL lock.
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
---
include/linux/ethtool.h | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h
index e1d9e0ede309..f5647b59a90e 100644
--- a/include/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -896,8 +896,7 @@ static inline u32 ethtool_rxfh_indir_default(u32 index, u32 n_rx_rings)
*
* All operations are optional (i.e. the function pointer may be set
* to %NULL) and callers must take this into account. Callers must
- * hold the RTNL, except that for @get_drvinfo the caller may or may
- * not hold the RTNL.
+ * hold the RTNL lock.
*
* See the structures used by these operations for further documentation.
*