netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/5] bonding: remove bond read lock for bond_mii

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Message-ID: <5264ECC8.9090700@huawei.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Oct 2013 16:58:48 +0800
From:	Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
To:	Jay Vosburgh <fubar@...ibm.com>,
	Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...hat.com>,
	Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...hat.com>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/5] bonding: remove bond read lock for bond_mii_monitor()

the bond now only attach and detach slave in rtnl lock,
so read_lock for bond could not protect slave list,
replace bond read lock with rtnl lock for bond_mii_monitor().

Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c | 44 +++++++++++------------------------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index d90734f..ba90f45 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -2155,49 +2155,29 @@ void bond_mii_monitor(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct bonding *bond = container_of(work, struct bonding,
 					    mii_work.work);
 	bool should_notify_peers = false;
-	unsigned long delay;
 
-	read_lock(&bond->lock);
-
-	delay = msecs_to_jiffies(bond->params.miimon);
+	if (!rtnl_trylock())
+		goto re_arm;
 
-	if (!bond_has_slaves(bond))
+	if (!bond_has_slaves(bond)) {
+		rtnl_unlock();
 		goto re_arm;
+	}
 
 	should_notify_peers = bond_should_notify_peers(bond);
 
-	if (bond_miimon_inspect(bond)) {
-		read_unlock(&bond->lock);
-
-		/* Race avoidance with bond_close cancel of workqueue */
-		if (!rtnl_trylock()) {
-			read_lock(&bond->lock);
-			delay = 1;
-			should_notify_peers = false;
-			goto re_arm;
-		}
-
-		read_lock(&bond->lock);
-
+	if (bond_miimon_inspect(bond))
 		bond_miimon_commit(bond);
 
-		read_unlock(&bond->lock);
-		rtnl_unlock();	/* might sleep, hold no other locks */
-		read_lock(&bond->lock);
-	}
+	if (should_notify_peers)
+		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, bond->dev);
+
+	rtnl_unlock();
 
 re_arm:
 	if (bond->params.miimon)
-		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->mii_work, delay);
-
-	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
-
-	if (should_notify_peers) {
-		if (!rtnl_trylock())
-			return;
-		call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_NOTIFY_PEERS, bond->dev);
-		rtnl_unlock();
-	}
+		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->mii_work,
+				msecs_to_jiffies(bond->params.miimon));
 }
 
 static bool bond_has_this_ip(struct bonding *bond, __be32 ip)
-- 
1.8.2.1



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