linux-kernel - [PATCH 02/10] bridge: Use rcu_barrier() instead of syncronize

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Message-ID: <20090623150404.22490.15268.stgit@localhost>
Date:	Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:04:04 +0200
From:	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...x.dk>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...x.dk>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	dougthompson@...ssion.com, bluesmoke-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	axboe@...nel.dk, "Patrick McHardy" <kaber@...sh.net>,
	christine.caulfield@...glemail.com, Trond.Myklebust@...app.com,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, johannes@...solutions.net,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, shemminger@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org, bfields@...ldses.org, neilb@...e.de,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, tytso@....edu, adilger@....com,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 02/10] bridge: Use rcu_barrier() instead of syncronize_net()
	on unload.

When unloading modules that uses call_rcu() callbacks, then we must
use rcu_barrier().  This module uses syncronize_net() which is not
enough to be sure that all callback has been completed.

Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <hawk@...x.dk>
---

 net/bridge/br.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/bridge/br.c b/net/bridge/br.c
index 9aac521..e1241c7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static void __exit br_deinit(void)
 
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&br_net_ops);
 
-	synchronize_net();
+	rcu_barrier(); /* Wait for completion of call_rcu()'s */
 
 	br_netfilter_fini();
 #if defined(CONFIG_ATM_LANE) || defined(CONFIG_ATM_LANE_MODULE)

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