t waiting for the rcu callbacks before we get to netdev_wait_allrefs() it is also safe to move the wait into netdev_run_todo. This was tested by creating and destroying 1000 tap devices and observing /proc/lock_stat. /proc/lock_stat reports this change reduces the hold times of the rtnl_lock by a factor of 10. There was no observable difference in the amount of time it takes to destroy a network device. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman Signed-off-by: David S. Miller Ꝝ x