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[net-next-2.6] net: fix a lockdep rcu warning in __sk_dst_set()

Message ID 1272350443.4861.9.camel@edumazet-laptop
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Eric Dumazet April 27, 2010, 6:40 a.m. UTC
__sk_dst_set() might be called while no state can be integrated in a
rcu_dereference_check() condition.

So use rcu_dereference_raw() to shutup lockdep warnings (if
CONFIG_PROVE_RCU is set)

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
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Paul E. McKenney April 27, 2010, 4:17 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 08:40:43AM +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> __sk_dst_set() might be called while no state can be integrated in a
> rcu_dereference_check() condition.
> 
> So use rcu_dereference_raw() to shutup lockdep warnings (if
> CONFIG_PROVE_RCU is set)

Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
> ---
> diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
> index 86a8ca1..94dbdbc 100644
> --- a/include/net/sock.h
> +++ b/include/net/sock.h
> @@ -1236,8 +1236,11 @@ __sk_dst_set(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
>  	struct dst_entry *old_dst;
> 
>  	sk_tx_queue_clear(sk);
> -	old_dst = rcu_dereference_check(sk->sk_dst_cache,
> -					lockdep_is_held(&sk->sk_dst_lock));
> +	/*
> +	 * This can be called while sk is owned by the caller only,
> +	 * with no state that can be checked in a rcu_dereference_check() cond
> +	 */
> +	old_dst = rcu_dereference_raw(sk->sk_dst_cache);
>  	rcu_assign_pointer(sk->sk_dst_cache, dst);
>  	dst_release(old_dst);
>  }
> 
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David Miller April 27, 2010, 7:42 p.m. UTC | #2
From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:17:16 -0700

> On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 08:40:43AM +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>> __sk_dst_set() might be called while no state can be integrated in a
>> rcu_dereference_check() condition.
>> 
>> So use rcu_dereference_raw() to shutup lockdep warnings (if
>> CONFIG_PROVE_RCU is set)
> 
> Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>

I've applied this to net-next-2.6, thanks!
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David Miller April 27, 2010, 7:55 p.m. UTC | #3
From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:40:43 +0200

> __sk_dst_set() might be called while no state can be integrated in a
> rcu_dereference_check() condition.
> 
> So use rcu_dereference_raw() to shutup lockdep warnings (if
> CONFIG_PROVE_RCU is set)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 86a8ca1..94dbdbc 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1236,8 +1236,11 @@  __sk_dst_set(struct sock *sk, struct dst_entry *dst)
 	struct dst_entry *old_dst;
 
 	sk_tx_queue_clear(sk);
-	old_dst = rcu_dereference_check(sk->sk_dst_cache,
-					lockdep_is_held(&sk->sk_dst_lock));
+	/*
+	 * This can be called while sk is owned by the caller only,
+	 * with no state that can be checked in a rcu_dereference_check() cond
+	 */
+	old_dst = rcu_dereference_raw(sk->sk_dst_cache);
 	rcu_assign_pointer(sk->sk_dst_cache, dst);
 	dst_release(old_dst);
 }