netdev - Re: [PATCH] prevent the read ahead of /proc/slabinfo in ss

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Date:	Tue, 10 Feb 2015 15:51:29 +0300
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Bryton Lee <brytonlee01@...il.com>, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
CC:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] prevent the read ahead of /proc/slabinfo in ss - take
 3

On 2/10/2015 8:52 AM, Bryton Lee wrote:

> prevent the read ahead of /proc/slabinfo in ss.

> Signed-off-by: Bryton Lee <brytonlee01@...il.com>
> ---
>   misc/ss.c | 13 ++++++++++---
>   1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

> diff --git a/misc/ss.c b/misc/ss.c
> index 7fc0a99..74721b5 100644
> --- a/misc/ss.c
> +++ b/misc/ss.c
[...]
> @@ -655,6 +656,8 @@ static int get_slabstat(struct slabstat *s)
>   			break;
>   	}
>
> +    slabstat_valid = 1;

    This is indented incorrectly. Use one TAB please.

> +
>   	fclose(fp);
>   	return 0;
>   }
> @@ -2230,6 +2233,9 @@ static int tcp_show(struct filter *f, int socktype)
>   	 * it is able to give us some memory for snapshot.
>   	 */
>   	if (1) {
> +		if (!slabstat_valid)
> +			get_slabstat(&slabstat);
> +
>   		int guess = slabstat.socks+slabstat.tcp_syns;
>   		if (f->states&(1<<SS_TIME_WAIT))
>   			guess += slabstat.tcp_tws;
> @@ -3196,6 +3202,9 @@ static int print_summary(void)
>   	if (get_snmp_int("Tcp:", "CurrEstab", &sn.tcp_estab) < 0)
>   		perror("ss: get_snmpstat");
>
> +	if (!slabstat_valid)
> +		get_slabstat(&slabstat);
> +

    Can't you perform this check inside get_slabstat()?

[...]

WBR, Sergei

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