From c7de2cf053420d63bac85133469c965d4b1083e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Dumazet Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 02:09:23 +0000 Subject: pkt_sched: gen_kill_estimator() rcu fixes gen_kill_estimator() API is incomplete or not well documented, since caller should make sure an RCU grace period is respected before freeing stats_lock. This was partially addressed in commit 5d944c640b4 (gen_estimator: deadlock fix), but same problem exist for all gen_kill_estimator() users, if lock they use is not already RCU protected. A code review shows xt_RATEEST.c, act_api.c, act_police.c have this problem. Other are ok because they use qdisc lock, already RCU protected. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/core/gen_estimator.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'net/core/gen_estimator.c') diff --git a/net/core/gen_estimator.c b/net/core/gen_estimator.c index 785e5276a30..9fbe7f7429b 100644 --- a/net/core/gen_estimator.c +++ b/net/core/gen_estimator.c @@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ static void __gen_kill_estimator(struct rcu_head *head) * * Removes the rate estimator specified by &bstats and &rate_est. * + * Note : Caller should respect an RCU grace period before freeing stats_lock */ void gen_kill_estimator(struct gnet_stats_basic_packed *bstats, struct gnet_stats_rate_est *rate_est) -- cgit v1.2.3