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[net-next-2.6] ipv6: no more dev_put() in datagram_send_ctl()

Message ID 4AEEC0A2.1070502@gmail.com
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Eric Dumazet Nov. 2, 2009, 11:21 a.m. UTC
Avoids touching device refcount in datagram_send_ctl(), thanks to RCU

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
---
 net/ipv6/datagram.c |   14 +++++++++-----
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

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Comments

David Miller Nov. 2, 2009, 11:43 a.m. UTC | #1
From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:21:06 +0100

> Avoids touching device refcount in datagram_send_ctl(), thanks to RCU
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>

Applied.
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Paul E. McKenney Nov. 2, 2009, 10:35 p.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 12:21:06PM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Avoids touching device refcount in datagram_send_ctl(), thanks to RCU

Quite a series of patches!!!  I am impressed!!!

							Thanx, Paul

> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
> ---
>  net/ipv6/datagram.c |   14 +++++++++-----
>  1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
> index 9f70452..e6f9cdf 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
> @@ -537,12 +537,17 @@ int datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net,
> 
>  			addr_type = __ipv6_addr_type(&src_info->ipi6_addr);
> 
> +			rcu_read_lock();
>  			if (fl->oif) {
> -				dev = dev_get_by_index(net, fl->oif);
> -				if (!dev)
> +				dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, fl->oif);
> +				if (!dev) {
> +					rcu_read_unlock();
>  					return -ENODEV;
> -			} else if (addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
> +				}
> +			} else if (addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) {
> +				rcu_read_unlock();
>  				return -EINVAL;
> +			}
> 
>  			if (addr_type != IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
>  				int strict = __ipv6_addr_src_scope(addr_type) <= IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_LINKLOCAL;
> @@ -553,8 +558,7 @@ int datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net,
>  					ipv6_addr_copy(&fl->fl6_src, &src_info->ipi6_addr);
>  			}
> 
> -			if (dev)
> -				dev_put(dev);
> +			rcu_read_unlock();
> 
>  			if (err)
>  				goto exit_f;
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diff --git a/net/ipv6/datagram.c b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
index 9f70452..e6f9cdf 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/datagram.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/datagram.c
@@ -537,12 +537,17 @@  int datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net,
 
 			addr_type = __ipv6_addr_type(&src_info->ipi6_addr);
 
+			rcu_read_lock();
 			if (fl->oif) {
-				dev = dev_get_by_index(net, fl->oif);
-				if (!dev)
+				dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, fl->oif);
+				if (!dev) {
+					rcu_read_unlock();
 					return -ENODEV;
-			} else if (addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)
+				}
+			} else if (addr_type & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL) {
+				rcu_read_unlock();
 				return -EINVAL;
+			}
 
 			if (addr_type != IPV6_ADDR_ANY) {
 				int strict = __ipv6_addr_src_scope(addr_type) <= IPV6_ADDR_SCOPE_LINKLOCAL;
@@ -553,8 +558,7 @@  int datagram_send_ctl(struct net *net,
 					ipv6_addr_copy(&fl->fl6_src, &src_info->ipi6_addr);
 			}
 
-			if (dev)
-				dev_put(dev);
+			rcu_read_unlock();
 
 			if (err)
 				goto exit_f;