linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix net_conntrack

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Date:   Thu, 6 Jul 2017 20:45:59 +0200
From:   Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
To:     "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        oleg@...hat.com, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, mingo@...hat.com,
        dave@...olabs.net, tj@...nel.org, arnd@...db.de,
        linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, will.deacon@....com,
        peterz@...radead.org, stern@...land.harvard.edu,
        parri.andrea@...il.com, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>,
        Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix
 net_conntrack_lock()

Hi Paul,

On 07/06/2017 01:31 AM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> From: Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
>
> As we want to remove spin_unlock_wait() and replace it with explicit
> spin_lock()/spin_unlock() calls, we can use this to simplify the
> locking.
>
> In addition:
> - Reading nf_conntrack_locks_all needs ACQUIRE memory ordering.
> - The new code avoids the backwards loop.
>
> Only slightly tested, I did not manage to trigger calls to
> nf_conntrack_all_lock().

If you want:
Attached would be V2, with adapted comments.

--
     Manfred

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