The added get_dp_rcu() requires its caller to hold rcu lock.
get_dp() now requires caller to hold ovs lock.
Sepearate APIs makes it clear on the intended use and the requirements
of its caller.
Signed-off-by: Andy Zhou <az...@nicira.com>
---
datapath/datapath.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/datapath/datapath.c b/datapath/datapath.c
index 065356f..56f5b72 100644
--- a/datapath/datapath.c
+++ b/datapath/datapath.c
@@ -140,19 +140,30 @@ static int queue_gso_packets(struct datapath *dp, struct
sk_buff *,
static int queue_userspace_packet(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *,
const struct dp_upcall_info *);
-/* Must be called with rcu_read_lock or ovs_mutex. */
-static struct datapath *get_dp(struct net *net, int dp_ifindex)
+/* Must be called with rcu_read_lock. */
+static struct datapath *get_dp_rcu(struct net *net, int dp_ifindex)
{
+ struct net_device *dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, dp_ifindex);
struct datapath *dp = NULL;
- struct net_device *dev;
- rcu_read_lock();
- dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, dp_ifindex);
if (dev) {
struct vport *vport = ovs_internal_dev_get_vport(dev);
if (vport)
dp = vport->dp;
}
+
+ return dp;
+}
+
+/* The caller must hold ovs_mutex to keep the returned dp pointer valid. */
+static struct datapath *get_dp(struct net *net, int dp_ifindex)
+{
+ struct datapath *dp = NULL;
+
+ ASSERT_OVSL();
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ dp = get_dp_rcu(net, dp_ifindex);
rcu_read_unlock();
return dp;
@@ -595,7 +606,7 @@ static int ovs_packet_cmd_execute(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct genl_info *info)
packet->mark = flow->key.phy.skb_mark;
rcu_read_lock();
- dp = get_dp(sock_net(skb->sk), ovs_header->dp_ifindex);
+ dp = get_dp_rcu(sock_net(skb->sk), ovs_header->dp_ifindex);
err = -ENODEV;
if (!dp)
goto err_unlock;
--
1.9.1
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