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net: RCU conversion of dev_getbyhwaddr() and arp_ioctl()

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Le dimanche 05 décembre 2010 à 09:19 +0100, Eric Dumazet a écrit :

> Hmm..
>
> If somebody can explain why RTNL is held in arp_ioctl() (and therefore
> in arp_req_delete()), we might first remove RTNL use in arp_ioctl() so
> that your patch can be applied.
>
> Right now it is not good, because RTNL wont be necessarly held when you
> are going to call arp_invalidate() ?

While doing this analysis, I found a refcount bug in llc, I'll send a
patch for net-2.6

Meanwhile, here is the patch for net-next-2.6

Your patch then can be applied after mine.

Thanks

[PATCH] net: RCU conversion of dev_getbyhwaddr() and arp_ioctl()

dev_getbyhwaddr() was called under RTNL.

Rename it to dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu() and change all its caller to now use
RCU locking instead of RTNL.

Change arp_ioctl() to use RCU instead of RTNL locking.

Note: this fix a dev refcount bug in llc

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Eric Dumazet 2010-12-05 01:23:53 +00:00 • committed by David S. Miller
parent a2d4b65d47
commit 941666c2e3
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include/linux/netdevice.h
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@ -1360,7 +1360,8 @@ static inline struct net_device *first_net_device(struct net *net)
extern int netdev_boot_setup_check(struct net_device *dev);
extern unsigned long netdev_boot_base(const char *prefix, int unit);
extern struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr(struct net *net, unsigned short type, char *hwaddr);
extern struct net_device *dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu(struct net *net, unsigned short type,
const char *hwaddr);
extern struct net_device *dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type);
extern struct net_device *__dev_getfirstbyhwtype(struct net *net, unsigned short type);
extern void dev_add_pack(struct packet_type *pt);