linux/net/llc
Eric Dumazet 941666c2e3 net: RCU conversion of dev_getbyhwaddr() and arp_ioctl()
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>
2010-12-08 10:07:24 -08:00
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af_llc.c net: RCU conversion of dev_getbyhwaddr() and arp_ioctl() 2010-12-08 10:07:24 -08:00
Kconfig
llc_c_ac.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
llc_c_ev.c
llc_c_st.c
llc_conn.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
llc_core.c llc: cleanup: remove dead code from llc_init() 2010-03-24 13:34:08 -07:00
llc_if.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
llc_input.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
llc_output.c
llc_pdu.c
llc_proc.c llc: convert llc_sap_list to RCU 2009-12-26 20:46:28 -08:00
llc_s_ac.c
llc_s_ev.c
llc_s_st.c
llc_sap.c net: Fix FDDI and TR config checks in ipv4 arp and LLC. 2010-05-10 04:59:07 -07:00
llc_station.c net/llc: storing negative error codes in unsigned short 2010-09-16 22:38:23 -07:00
Makefile
sysctl_net_llc.c