netdev - Re: [PATCH take 2] pkt_sched: Fix qdisc_watchdog() vs. dev

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Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:10:24 +1000
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH take 2] pkt_sched: Fix qdisc_watchdog() vs. dev_deactivate() race

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 05:49:11AM +0000, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
> ---------------> (take 2)
> 
> pkt_sched: Fix qdisc_watchdog() vs. dev_deactivate() race
> 
> dev_deactivate() can skip rescheduling of a qdisc by qdisc_watchdog()
> or other timer calling netif_schedule() after dev_queue_deactivate().
> We prevent this checking aliveness before scheduling the timer. Since
> during deactivation the root qdisc is available only as qdisc_sleeping
> additional accessor qdisc_root_sleeping() is created.
> 
> With feedback from Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>

Good catch!
 
> diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
> index 84d25f2..b1d2cfe 100644
> --- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
> +++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
> @@ -193,6 +193,11 @@ static inline struct Qdisc *qdisc_root(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
>  	return qdisc->dev_queue->qdisc;
>  }
>  
> +static inline struct Qdisc *qdisc_root_sleeping(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
> +{
> +	return qdisc->dev_queue->qdisc_sleeping;
> +}

When would we actually want the non-sleeping variant?

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