Re: [PATCH][ATM] add reference counting to atm_dev

[chas williams]

In message <[e-mail]>,"David S. Miller" writes
:
>There is no correlation between whether you use netdevice or not
>and whether network configuration changes should be synchronized
>using the RTNL semaphore :-)

true.  however, i think i would like to do both at once.  but it seems 
like just replacing atm_dev_lock with rtnl would probably be enough
for right now.

>Ok, I'll apply this.  But long term we really need to clean out
>the cobwebs here, use RTNL, do solid module refcounting etc.

are you referring to the other bits of linux-atm like br2684, lane,
mpoa, pppoatm or something else?