Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (37 commits)
  sky2: Avoid races in sky2_down
  drivers/net/mlx4: Adjust constant
  drivers/net: Move a dereference below a NULL test
  drivers/net: Move a dereference below a NULL test
  connector: maintainer/mail update.
  USB host CDC Phonet network interface driver
  macsonic, jazzsonic: fix oops on module unload
  macsonic: move probe function to .devinit.text
  can: switch carrier on if device was stopped while in bus-off state
  can: restart device even if dev_alloc_skb() fails
  can: sja1000: remove duplicated includes
  New device ID for sc92031 [1088:2031]
  3c589_cs: re-initialize the multicast in the tc589_reset
  Fix error return for setsockopt(SO_TIMESTAMPING)
  netxen: fix thermal check and shutdown
  netxen: fix deadlock on dev close
  netxen: fix context deletion sequence
  net: Micrel KS8851 SPI network driver
  tcp: Use correct peer adr when copying MD5 keys
  tcp: Fix MD5 signature checking on IPv4 mapped sockets
  ...

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
index 93cb28d05dc..18f9651ff23 100644
--- a/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
+++ b/Documentation/RCU/rculist_nulls.txt
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ not detect it missed following items in original chain.
 obj = kmem_cache_alloc(...);
 lock_chain(); // typically a spin_lock()
 obj->key = key;
-atomic_inc(&obj->refcnt);
 /*
  * we need to make sure obj->key is updated before obj->next
+ * or obj->refcnt
  */
 smp_wmb();
+atomic_set(&obj->refcnt, 1);
 hlist_add_head_rcu(&obj->obj_node, list);
 unlock_chain(); // typically a spin_unlock()
 
@@ -159,6 +160,10 @@ out:
 obj = kmem_cache_alloc(cachep);
 lock_chain(); // typically a spin_lock()
 obj->key = key;
+/*
+ * changes to obj->key must be visible before refcnt one
+ */
+smp_wmb();
 atomic_set(&obj->refcnt, 1);
 /*
  * insert obj in RCU way (readers might be traversing chain)