Re: [lwip-devel] Some netifapi functions handle pointers to stale objects

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Mason wrote:
> Is it "safe" to call netif functions such as
>
> netif_set_link_up
> netif_set_link_down
> netif_set_up
> netif_set_down
> netif_add
> netif_set_addr
>
> from a thread other than tcpip_thread *IF* that thread is
> holding the tcpip_core lock (using LOCK_TCPIP_CORE).
>
> (NB: I've defined LWIP_TCPIP_CORE_LOCKING to 1)
Yes, it is safe.
> Can a thread call any API function, as long as it is holding
> the tcpip_core lock?
Again, the answer is yes. That's what netconn/socket API does for 
core_locking==1.

Simon