netdev - [PATCH net-next v2 00/10] tipc: cleanups, fixes & improvements for topology server

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Date:	Tue, 2 Feb 2016 10:52:07 +0100
From:	Parthasarathy Bhuvaragan <parthasarathy.bhuvaragan@...csson.com>
To:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	<tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net>, <jon.maloy@...csson.com>,
	<maloy@...jonn.com>, <ying.xue@...driver.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 00/10] tipc: cleanups, fixes & improvements for topology server

This series contains topology server cleanups, fixes and improvements.

Cleanups in #1-#4:
We remove duplicate data structures and aligin the rest of the code accordingly.

Fixes in #5-#8:
The bugs occur either during configuration or while running on SMP targets,
which are race conditions that pop up under different situations.

Improvements in #9-#10:
Updates to decrease timer usage and improve readability.

v2: Updated commit message in patch 6 based on feedback from
    Sergei Shtylyov sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com

Parthasarathy Bhuvaragan (10):
  tipc: remove incorrect check for subscription timeout value
  tipc: remove filter and timeout elements from struct tipc_subscription
  tipc: remove struct tipc_name_seq from struct tipc_subscription
  tipc: introduce tipc_subscrb_subscribe() routine
  tipc: fix connection abort during subscription cancellation
  tipc: fix connection abort when receiving invalid cancel request
  tipc: hold subscriber->lock for tipc_nametbl_subscribe()
  tipc: protect tipc_subscrb_get() with subscriber spin lock
  tipc: donot create timers if subscription timeout = TIPC_WAIT_FOREVER
  tipc: use alloc_ordered_workqueue() instead of WQ_UNBOUND w/
    max_active = 1

 net/tipc/name_table.c |  14 ++++--
 net/tipc/server.c     |   4 +-
 net/tipc/subscr.c     | 131 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 net/tipc/subscr.h     |  11 ++---
 4 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)

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