netdev - Re: [RFC Patch net-next 3/4] net_sched: use RCU for tc actions traverse

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Date:	Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:03:19 -0800
From:	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
To:	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC Patch net-next 3/4] net_sched: use RCU for tc actions traverse

On 01/09/2014 10:19 AM, Cong Wang wrote:
> Cc: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Cc: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
> Signed-off-by: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
> ---
>   net/sched/act_api.c | 12 +++++++-----
>   1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/sched/act_api.c b/net/sched/act_api.c
> index f63e146..e3c655e 100644
> --- a/net/sched/act_api.c
> +++ b/net/sched/act_api.c
> @@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ int tcf_action_exec(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct list_head *actions,
>   		ret = TC_ACT_OK;
>   		goto exec_done;
>   	}
> -	list_for_each_entry(a, actions, list) {
> +	list_for_each_entry_rcu(a, actions, list) {
>   repeat:
>   		ret = a->ops->act(skb, a, res);
>   		if (TC_MUNGED & skb->tc_verd) {
> @@ -372,11 +372,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcf_action_exec);
>   void tcf_action_destroy(struct list_head *actions, int bind)
>   {
>   	struct tc_action *a, *tmp;
> +	LIST_HEAD(list);
> +	list_splice_init_rcu(actions, &list, synchronize_rcu);
>
> -	list_for_each_entry_safe(a, tmp, actions, list) {
> +	list_for_each_entry_safe(a, tmp, &list, list) {
>   		if (a->ops->cleanup(a, bind) == ACT_P_DELETED)
>   			module_put(a->ops->owner);
> -		list_del(&a->list);
> +		list_del_rcu(&a->list);
>   		kfree(a);

no this wont work you need kfree_rcu or call_rcu or rcu sync.

>   	}
>   }
> @@ -420,7 +422,7 @@ tcf_action_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct list_head *actions, int bind, int re
>   	int err = -EINVAL;
>   	struct nlattr *nest;
>
> -	list_for_each_entry(a, actions, list) {
> +	list_for_each_entry_rcu(a, actions, list) {
>   		nest = nla_nest_start(skb, a->order);
>   		if (nest == NULL)
>   			goto nla_put_failure;
> @@ -542,7 +544,7 @@ int tcf_action_init(struct net *net, struct nlattr *nla,
>   			goto err;
>   		}
>   		act->order = i;
> -		list_add_tail(&act->list, actions);
> +		list_add_tail_rcu(&act->list, actions);
>   	}
>   	return 0;
>
>


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John Fastabend         Intel Corporation
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