netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/3] ipv6: enable IPV6_FLOWLABEL

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Date:	Fri, 8 Nov 2013 13:27:49 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Florent Fourcot <florent.fourcot@...t-bretagne.fr>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/3] ipv6: enable IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MGR for getsockopt

On Thu, Nov 07, 2013 at 05:53:12PM +0100, Florent Fourcot wrote:
> It is already possible to set/put/renew a label
> with IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MGR and setsockopt. This patch
> add the possibility to get information about this
> label (current value, time before expiration, etc).
> 
> It helps application to take decision for a renew
> or a release of the label.
> 
> v2:
>  * Add spin_lock to prevent race condition
>  * return -ENOENT if no result found
>  * check if flr_action is GET
> 
> v3:
>  * move the spin_lock to protect only the
>    relevant code
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florent Fourcot <florent.fourcot@...t-bretagne.fr>

There still are some locking anomalies in ip6_flowlabel. But none
has something to do with your patches. E.g. mem_check runs without
rcu_read_lock.

Acked-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>

Thanks,

  Hannes

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