linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: sched: don't disable bh when accessing action idr

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Date:   Tue, 22 May 2018 08:50:06 -0400
From:   Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:     Vlad Buslov <vladbu@...lanox.com>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, jiri@...nulli.us,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: sched: don't disable bh when accessing
 action idr

On 21/05/18 04:03 PM, Vlad Buslov wrote:
> Initial net_device implementation used ingress_lock spinlock to synchronize
> ingress path of device. This lock was used in both process and bh context.
> In some code paths action map lock was obtained while holding ingress_lock.
> Commit e1e992e52faa ("[NET_SCHED] protect action config/dump from irqs")
> modified actions to always disable bh, while using action map lock, in
> order to prevent deadlock on ingress_lock in softirq. This lock was removed
> from net_device, so disabling bh, while accessing action map, is no longer
> necessary.
> 
> Replace all action idr spinlock usage with regular calls that do not
> disable bh.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@...lanox.com>

Acked-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>

cheers,
jamal