netdev - [PATCH 2/3][NET] gen_estimator: list_empty() check in est

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Date:	Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:49:59 +0100
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Badalian Vyacheslav <slavon@...telecom.ru>,
	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>, jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3][NET] gen_estimator: list_empty() check in est_timer()
	fixed

This patch changes the method of checking for empty list in est_timer():
list_empty() is not recommended for RCU protected lists. Now, it's simply
a variable used for this.

Signed-off-by: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>

---

diff -Nurp 2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1-/net/core/gen_estimator.c 2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1+/net/core/gen_estimator.c
--- 2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1-/net/core/gen_estimator.c	2008-01-20 20:58:35.000000000 +0100
+++ 2.6.24-rc8-mm1-p1+/net/core/gen_estimator.c	2008-01-20 21:07:42.000000000 +0100
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static void est_timer(unsigned long arg)
 {
 	int idx = (int)arg;
 	struct gen_estimator *e;
+	int list_not_empty = 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	list_for_each_entry_rcu(e, &elist[idx].list, list) {
@@ -118,6 +119,9 @@ static void est_timer(unsigned long arg)
 		if (e->bstats == NULL)
 			goto skip;
 
+		if (list_not_empty == 0)
+			list_not_empty = 1;
+
 		nbytes = e->bstats->bytes;
 		npackets = e->bstats->packets;
 		rate = (nbytes - e->last_bytes)<<(7 - idx);
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@ skip:
 		spin_unlock(e->stats_lock);
 	}
 
-	if (!list_empty(&elist[idx].list))
+	if (list_not_empty)
 		mod_timer(&elist[idx].timer, jiffies + ((HZ/4) << idx));
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
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