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Message-Id: <20170706202642.GQ2393@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:   Thu, 6 Jul 2017 13:26:42 -0700
From:   "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 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()

On Thu, Jul 06, 2017 at 08:45:59PM +0200, Manfred Spraul wrote:
> 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.

I do like the improved comments, thank you!  Queued, and will be part
of a later v3 of the series.

							Thanx, Paul

> --
>     Manfred

> >From e3562faa1bc96e883108505e05deecaf38c87a26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:17:55 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix net_conntrack_lock()
> 
> 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().
> 
> V2: With improved comments, to clearly show how the barriers
>     pair.
> 
> Fixes: b16c29191dc8
> Signed-off-by: Manfred Spraul <manfred@...orfullife.com>
> Cc: <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> Cc: Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
> Cc: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
> Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
> Cc: netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
> ---
>  net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
>  1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
> index 9979f46..51390fe 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c
> @@ -96,19 +96,26 @@ static struct conntrack_gc_work conntrack_gc_work;
> 
>  void nf_conntrack_lock(spinlock_t *lock) __acquires(lock)
>  {
> +	/* 1) Acquire the lock */
>  	spin_lock(lock);
> -	while (unlikely(nf_conntrack_locks_all)) {
> -		spin_unlock(lock);
> 
> -		/*
> -		 * Order the 'nf_conntrack_locks_all' load vs. the
> -		 * spin_unlock_wait() loads below, to ensure
> -		 * that 'nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock' is indeed held:
> -		 */
> -		smp_rmb(); /* spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock) */
> -		spin_unlock_wait(&nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock);
> -		spin_lock(lock);
> -	}
> +	/* 2) read nf_conntrack_locks_all, with ACQUIRE semantics
> +	 * It pairs with the smp_store_release() in nf_conntrack_all_unlock()
> +	 */
> +	if (likely(smp_load_acquire(&nf_conntrack_locks_all) == false))
> +		return;
> +
> +	/* fast path failed, unlock */
> +	spin_unlock(lock);
> +
> +	/* Slow path 1) get global lock */
> +	spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock);
> +
> +	/* Slow path 2) get the lock we want */
> +	spin_lock(lock);
> +
> +	/* Slow path 3) release the global lock */
> +	spin_unlock(&nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_lock);
> 
> @@ -149,28 +156,27 @@ static void nf_conntrack_all_lock(void)
>  	int i;
> 
>  	spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock);
> -	nf_conntrack_locks_all = true;
> 
> -	/*
> -	 * Order the above store of 'nf_conntrack_locks_all' against
> -	 * the spin_unlock_wait() loads below, such that if
> -	 * nf_conntrack_lock() observes 'nf_conntrack_locks_all'
> -	 * we must observe nf_conntrack_locks[] held:
> -	 */
> -	smp_mb(); /* spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock) */
> +	nf_conntrack_locks_all = true;
> 
>  	for (i = 0; i < CONNTRACK_LOCKS; i++) {
> -		spin_unlock_wait(&nf_conntrack_locks[i]);
> +		spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_locks[i]);
> +
> +		/* This spin_unlock provides the "release" to ensure that
> +		 * nf_conntrack_locks_all==true is visible to everyone that
> +		 * acquired spin_lock(&nf_conntrack_locks[]).
> +		 */
> +		spin_unlock(&nf_conntrack_locks[i]);
>  	}
>  }
> 
>  static void nf_conntrack_all_unlock(void)
>  {
> -	/*
> -	 * All prior stores must be complete before we clear
> +	/* All prior stores must be complete before we clear
>  	 * 'nf_conntrack_locks_all'. Otherwise nf_conntrack_lock()
>  	 * might observe the false value but not the entire
> -	 * critical section:
> +	 * critical section.
> +	 * It pairs with the smp_load_acquire() in nf_conntrack_lock()
>  	 */
>  	smp_store_release(&nf_conntrack_locks_all, false);
>  	spin_unlock(&nf_conntrack_locks_all_lock);
> -- 
> 2.9.4
>