linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] netfilter: fix ordering of jumpstack allocation and table update

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Date:	Tue, 22 Oct 2013 10:21:59 +0200
From:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
Cc:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org" <netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: fix ordering of jumpstack allocation and
 table update

On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 01:14:53PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 06:18:13PM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> > On Fri, 2013-10-18 at 17:57 +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > Hi Pablo,
> > > 
> > 
> > > > We also need fixes for net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c and
> > > > net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c as well. Could you extend this patch
> > > > and resend?
> > > 
> > > Sure, I can try, but that's going to require a bit of time to sit down and
> > > look at the shared data, access order, dependencies etc. I'm currently
> > > preparing for Edinburgh, so it might be a while before I get a chance to
> > > extend this.
> > 
> > That's basically same code copy/pasted, so it should be relatively easy.
> 
> Ok, I took a look and I think I see what you mean: there are just some
> additional consumers of the tables, so there aren't any additional writers
> afaict (at least, net/bridge/netfilter/ebtables.c uses rw locks so we don't
> have an issue there).
> 
> Attempt at an updated patch below.

Applied, thanks Will.
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