This hook is protected with the RCU, so simple

        if (br_should_route_hook)
                br_should_route_hook(...)

is not enough on some architectures.

Use the rcu_dereference/rcu_assign_pointer in this case.

Fixed Stephen's comment concerning using the typeof().

Signed-off-by: Pavel Emelyanov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

---

diff --git a/net/bridge/br_input.c b/net/bridge/br_input.c
index 3cedd4e..0ee79a7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_input.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_input.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ static inline int is_link_local(const unsigned char *dest)
 struct sk_buff *br_handle_frame(struct net_bridge_port *p, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        const unsigned char *dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
+       int (*rhook)(struct sk_buff *skb);
 
        if (!is_valid_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_source))
                goto drop;
@@ -147,9 +148,9 @@ struct sk_buff *br_handle_frame(struct net_bridge_port *p, 
struct sk_buff *skb)
 
        switch (p->state) {
        case BR_STATE_FORWARDING:
-
-               if (br_should_route_hook) {
-                       if (br_should_route_hook(skb))
+               rhook = rcu_dereference(br_should_route_hook);
+               if (rhook != NULL) {
+                       if (rhook(skb))
                                return skb;
                        dest = eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest;
                }
diff --git a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c 
b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
index e44519e..be6f186 100644
--- a/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
+++ b/net/bridge/netfilter/ebtable_broute.c
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ static int __init ebtable_broute_init(void)
        if (ret < 0)
                return ret;
        /* see br_input.c */
-       br_should_route_hook = ebt_broute;
+       rcu_assign_pointer(br_should_route_hook, ebt_broute);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit ebtable_broute_fini(void)
 {
-       br_should_route_hook = NULL;
+       rcu_assign_pointer(br_should_route_hook, NULL);
        synchronize_net();
        ebt_unregister_table(&broute_table);
 }
-
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