netdev - Re: [PATCH] netfilter: use per-cpu recursive lock (v11)

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Date:	Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:34:51 +0800
From:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
CC:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, kaber@...sh.net,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, jeff.chua.linux@...il.com,
	mingo@...e.hu, jengelh@...ozas.de, r000n@...0n.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
	mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: use per-cpu recursive lock (v11)

Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Lai Jiangshan a écrit :
>> Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>> +/**
>>> + * xt_table_info_rdlock_bh - recursive read lock for xt table info
>>> + *
>>> + * Table processing calls this to hold off any changes to table
>>> + * (on current CPU). Always leaves with bottom half disabled.
>>> + * If called recursively, then assumes bh/preempt already disabled.
>>> + */
>>> +void xt_info_rdlock_bh(void)
>>> +{
>>> +	struct xt_info_lock *lock;
>>> +
>>> +	preempt_disable();
>>> +	lock = &__get_cpu_var(xt_info_locks);
>>> +	if (likely(++lock->depth == 0))
>> Maybe I missed something. I think softirq may be still enabled here.
>> So what happen when xt_info_rdlock_bh() called recursively here?
> 
> well, first time its called, you are right softirqs are enabled until
> the point we call spin_lock_bh(), right after this line :
> 
> 

Which context can enter the critical region?
Can irq and softirq? or softirq only?

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