linux/net/core
Eric Dumazet 0115e8e30d net: remove delay at device dismantle
I noticed extra one second delay in device dismantle, tracked down to
a call to dst_dev_event() while some call_rcu() are still in RCU queues.

These call_rcu() were posted by rt_free(struct rtable *rt) calls.

We then wait a little (but one second) in netdev_wait_allrefs() before
kicking again NETDEV_UNREGISTER.

As the call_rcu() are now completed, dst_dev_event() can do the needed
device swap on busy dst.

To solve this problem, add a new NETDEV_UNREGISTER_FINAL, called
after a rcu_barrier(), but outside of RTNL lock.

Use NETDEV_UNREGISTER_FINAL with care !

Change dst_dev_event() handler to react to NETDEV_UNREGISTER_FINAL

Also remove NETDEV_UNREGISTER_BATCH, as its not used anymore after
IP cache removal.

With help from Gao feng

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Tom Herbert <therbert@google.com>
Cc: Mahesh Bandewar <maheshb@google.com>
Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Cc: Gao feng <gaofeng@cn.fujitsu.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2012-08-22 21:50:36 -07:00
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datagram.c net: skb_free_datagram_locked() doesnt drop all packets 2012-06-27 15:40:57 -07:00
dev.c net: remove delay at device dismantle 2012-08-22 21:50:36 -07:00
dev_addr_lists.c
drop_monitor.c drop_monitor: dont sleep in atomic context 2012-06-04 11:42:01 -04:00
dst.c net: remove delay at device dismantle 2012-08-22 21:50:36 -07:00
ethtool.c ethtool: Make more commands available to unprivileged processes 2012-06-12 18:51:09 -07:00
fib_rules.c net: remove delay at device dismantle 2012-08-22 21:50:36 -07:00
filter.c netvm: allow skb allocation to use PFMEMALLOC reserves 2012-07-31 18:42:46 -07:00
flow.c
flow_dissector.c ipv6: add ipv6_addr_hash() helper 2012-07-18 11:28:46 -07:00
gen_estimator.c
gen_stats.c
iovec.c
link_watch.c
Makefile
neighbour.c neigh: Convert over to dst_neigh_lookup_skb(). 2012-07-05 01:12:00 -07:00
net-sysfs.c wireless: remove wext sysfs 2012-06-05 15:32:15 -04:00
net-sysfs.h
net-traces.c
net_namespace.c net: Statically initialize init_net.dev_base_head 2012-07-18 13:32:27 -07:00
netevent.c
netpoll.c netpoll: re-enable irq in poll_napi() 2012-08-14 14:33:33 -07:00
netprio_cgroup.c net: netprio: fix cgrp create and write priomap race 2012-08-16 14:56:11 -07:00
pktgen.c
request_sock.c
rtnetlink.c net: remove delay at device dismantle 2012-08-22 21:50:36 -07:00
scm.c net: netprio: fd passed in SCM_RIGHTS datagram not set correctly 2012-08-16 14:56:11 -07:00
secure_seq.c
skbuff.c netvm: allow skb allocation to use PFMEMALLOC reserves 2012-07-31 18:42:46 -07:00
sock.c tcp: Apply device TSO segment limit earlier 2012-08-02 00:19:17 -07:00
sock_diag.c net: make sock diag per-namespace 2012-07-16 22:31:34 -07:00
stream.c
sysctl_net_core.c
timestamping.c
user_dma.c
utils.c