netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/4] bridge: vlan: use proper rcu for the vlgrp member

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Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2015 10:19:02 +0300
From:	Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
To:	Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@...ckwall.org>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <shm@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	<roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>, <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	<bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"Nikolay Aleksandrov" <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/4] bridge: vlan: use proper rcu for the
 vlgrp member

Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:47:02PM IDT, razor@...ckwall.org wrote:
>From: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
>
>The bridge and port's vlgrp member is already used in RCU way, currently
>we rely on the fact that it cannot disappear while the port exists but
>that is error-prone and we might miss places with improper locking
>(either RCU or RTNL must be held to walk the vlan_list). So make it
>official and use RCU for vlgrp to catch offenders. Introduce proper vlgrp
>accessors and use them consistently throughout the code.
>
>Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
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