netdev - [PATCH net] net: diag: add a scheduling point in inet_diag_dump

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Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:40:00 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net] net: diag: add a scheduling point in
 inet_diag_dump_icsk()

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

On loaded TCP servers, looking at millions of sockets can hold
cpu for many seconds, if the lookup condition is very narrow.

(eg : ss dst 1.2.3.4 )

Better add a cond_resched() to allow other processes to access
the cpu.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
---
 net/ipv4/inet_diag.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
index 6029157..7883473 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_diag.c
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ next_normal:
 		}

 		spin_unlock_bh(lock);
+		cond_resched();
 	}

 done: