netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: add a synchronize_net() in netdev_rx_handler

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Date:	Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:38:59 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nicolas de Pesloüan 
	<nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Guy Streeter <streeter@...hat.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ibm.com>, stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: add a synchronize_net() in
 netdev_rx_handler_unregister()

On Fri, 2013-03-29 at 09:17 -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:

> I've thought about this too, but I wasn't sure we wanted two
> synchronize_*() functions, as the caller does a synchronize as well.
> That said, I think this is the more robust solution and it lets all
> rx_handler() functions assume that their rx_handler_data is set. And it
> removes the check from the fast path which outweighs an added
> synchronization in the slow path.
> 

Note that I used synchronize_net(), which does a
synchronize_rcu_expedited() when RTNL is locked, so its normally quite
fast.

> Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
> 
> Thanks!

Thanks a lot for your very detailed report and analysis !


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