netdev - [PATCH net-next v3 6/6] rtnetlink: rtnl_have_link_slave

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Date:   Sat, 23 Sep 2017 21:26:36 +0200
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v3 6/6] rtnetlink: rtnl_have_link_slave_info doesn't need rtnl

it can be switched to rcu.

Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
---
 Changes since v2: remove ASSERT_RTNL.

 net/core/rtnetlink.c | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index e858a2b48d7e..c69451964a44 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -522,11 +522,15 @@ static size_t rtnl_link_get_af_size(const struct net_device *dev,
 static bool rtnl_have_link_slave_info(const struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_device *master_dev;
+	bool ret = false;
 
-	master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get((struct net_device *) dev);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+
+	master_dev = netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu((struct net_device *)dev);
 	if (master_dev && master_dev->rtnl_link_ops)
-		return true;
-	return false;
+		ret = true;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int rtnl_link_slave_info_fill(struct sk_buff *skb,
-- 
2.13.5