netdev - [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/3] net: add rtnl

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Date:	Wed, 15 Sep 2010 23:07:15 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next-2.6 1/3] net: add rtnl_dereference()

We sometime want to dereference an rcu protected pointer while
holding RTNL. Use a macro to hide all lockdep details.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
---
 include/linux/rtnetlink.h |    9 +++++++++
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 263690d..68c436b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -760,6 +760,15 @@ extern int lockdep_rtnl_is_held(void);
 	rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_held() ||	\
 				 lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
 
+/**
+ * rtnl_dereference - rcu_dereference with debug checking
+ * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
+ *
+ * Do an rcu_dereference(p), but check caller holds RTNL
+ */
+#define rtnl_dereference(p)					\
+	rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
+
 extern void rtnetlink_init(void);
 extern void __rtnl_unlock(void);
 


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