netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/2] Phonet: put protocols array under RCU

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Date:	Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:01:18 +0200
From:	Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi@...lab.net>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Rémi Denis-Courmont 
	<remi.denis-courmont@...ia.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/2] Phonet: put protocols array under RCU

From: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi.denis-courmont@...ia.com>

Signed-off-by: Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi.denis-courmont@...ia.com>
---
 net/phonet/af_phonet.c |   20 +++++++++++---------
 1 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
index 8d3a55b..ed65da2 100644
--- a/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
+++ b/net/phonet/af_phonet.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 
 /* Transport protocol registration */
 static struct phonet_protocol *proto_tab[PHONET_NPROTO] __read_mostly;
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(proto_tab_lock);
 
 static struct phonet_protocol *phonet_proto_get(int protocol)
 {
@@ -44,11 +43,11 @@ static struct phonet_protocol *phonet_proto_get(int protocol)
 	if (protocol >= PHONET_NPROTO)
 		return NULL;
 
-	spin_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 	pp = proto_tab[protocol];
 	if (pp && !try_module_get(pp->prot->owner))
 		pp = NULL;
-	spin_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	return pp;
 }
@@ -439,6 +438,8 @@ static struct packet_type phonet_packet_type __read_mostly = {
 	.func = phonet_rcv,
 };
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(proto_tab_lock);
+
 int __init_or_module phonet_proto_register(int protocol,
 						struct phonet_protocol *pp)
 {
@@ -451,12 +452,12 @@ int __init_or_module phonet_proto_register(int protocol,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	spin_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
 	if (proto_tab[protocol])
 		err = -EBUSY;
 	else
-		proto_tab[protocol] = pp;
-	spin_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
+		rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[protocol], pp);
+	mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -464,10 +465,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phonet_proto_register);
 
 void phonet_proto_unregister(int protocol, struct phonet_protocol *pp)
 {
-	spin_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
+	mutex_lock(&proto_tab_lock);
 	BUG_ON(proto_tab[protocol] != pp);
-	proto_tab[protocol] = NULL;
-	spin_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(proto_tab[protocol], NULL);
+	mutex_unlock(&proto_tab_lock);
+	synchronize_rcu();
 	proto_unregister(pp->prot);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(phonet_proto_unregister);
-- 
1.6.3.3

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