wenxu <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> The nft_indr_block_get_and_ing_cmd is called in netdevice notify
> >> It is the incorrect rcu case, To fix it just traverse the list under
> >> the commit mutex.
> > What is an 'incorrect rcu case'?
> >
> > Please clarify, e.g. by including rcu warning/splat backtrace here.
[..]
> flow_block_ing_cmd() needs to call blocking functions while iterating
> block_ing_cb_list,
> nft_indr_block_get_and_ing_cmd is in the cb_list, So it should also not in
> rcu for blocking
> cases.
Please submit a v2 that includes this explanation in the commit message.
> >> + struct nft_ctx ctx = {
> >> + .net = dev_net(dev),
> >> + };
> > Why is this ctx needed?
> >
> >> + mutex_lock(&ctx.net->nft.commit_mutex);
> > net->nft.commit_mutex?
>
> When traverse the list, the list is protected under commit_mutex like
> nf_tables_netdev_event
> do in the netdevice notify callback
Yes, I see that, but why do you need nft_ctx ctx? Its confusing.
Just use
mutex_lock(&net->nft.commit_mutex);
without adding this 'ctx'.
