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[net-next] net: sched: ingress: set 'unlocked' flag for clsact Qdisc ops

Message ID 20190613161205.2689-1-vladbu@mellanox.com
State Accepted
Delegated to: David Miller
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Series [net-next] net: sched: ingress: set 'unlocked' flag for clsact Qdisc ops | expand

Commit Message

Vlad Buslov June 13, 2019, 4:12 p.m. UTC
To remove rtnl lock dependency in tc filter update API when using clsact
Qdisc, set QDISC_CLASS_OPS_DOIT_UNLOCKED flag in clsact Qdisc_class_ops.

Clsact Qdisc ops don't require any modifications to be used without rtnl
lock on tc filter update path. Implementation never changes its q->block
and only releases it when Qdisc is being destroyed. This means it is enough
for RTM_{NEWTFILTER|DELTFILTER|GETTFILTER} message handlers to hold clsact
Qdisc reference while using it without relying on rtnl lock protection.
Unlocked Qdisc ops support is already implemented in filter update path by
unlocked cls API patch set.

Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@mellanox.com>
---
 net/sched/sch_ingress.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Comments

David Miller June 15, 2019, 2:34 a.m. UTC | #1
From: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@mellanox.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 19:12:05 +0300

> To remove rtnl lock dependency in tc filter update API when using clsact
> Qdisc, set QDISC_CLASS_OPS_DOIT_UNLOCKED flag in clsact Qdisc_class_ops.
> 
> Clsact Qdisc ops don't require any modifications to be used without rtnl
> lock on tc filter update path. Implementation never changes its q->block
> and only releases it when Qdisc is being destroyed. This means it is enough
> for RTM_{NEWTFILTER|DELTFILTER|GETTFILTER} message handlers to hold clsact
> Qdisc reference while using it without relying on rtnl lock protection.
> Unlocked Qdisc ops support is already implemented in filter update path by
> unlocked cls API patch set.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@mellanox.com>

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diff --git a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
index d5382554e281..599730f804d7 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_ingress.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@  static void clsact_destroy(struct Qdisc *sch)
 }
 
 static const struct Qdisc_class_ops clsact_class_ops = {
+	.flags		=	QDISC_CLASS_OPS_DOIT_UNLOCKED,
 	.leaf		=	ingress_leaf,
 	.find		=	clsact_find,
 	.walk		=	ingress_walk,