Hi,

Martin KaFai Lau wrote:
> The patch checks neigh->nud_state before acquiring the writer lock.
> Note that rt6_probe() is only used in CONFIG_IPV6_ROUTER_PREF.

You have to take "some" lock when accessing neigh->nud_state
theoretically.

> 
> I also take this chance to re-arrange the code.

No, please do not mix multiple changes.

> 
> 40 udpflood processes and a /64 gateway route are used.
> The gateway has NUD_PERMANENT.  Each of them is run for 30s.
> At the end, the total number of finished sendto():
> 
> Before    After
> 55M     95M
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin KaFai Lau <ka...@fb.com>
> Cc: Hannes Frederic Sowa <han...@stressinduktion.org>
> ---
>  net/ipv6/route.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
> index 6090969..a6c6b5a 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/route.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
> @@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ static void rt6_probe_deferred(struct work_struct *w)
>  
>  static void rt6_probe(struct rt6_info *rt)
>  {
> +     struct __rt6_probe_work *work;
>       struct neighbour *neigh;
>       /*
>        * Okay, this does not seem to be appropriate
> @@ -558,34 +559,32 @@ static void rt6_probe(struct rt6_info *rt)
>       rcu_read_lock_bh();
>       neigh = __ipv6_neigh_lookup_noref(rt->dst.dev, &rt->rt6i_gateway);
>       if (neigh) {
> -             write_lock(&neigh->lock);
>               if (neigh->nud_state & NUD_VALID)
>                       goto out;
> -     }
> -
> -     if (!neigh ||
> -         time_after(jiffies, neigh->updated + 
> rt->rt6i_idev->cnf.rtr_probe_interval)) {
> -             struct __rt6_probe_work *work;
>  
> +             work = NULL;
> +             write_lock(&neigh->lock);
> +             if (!(neigh->nud_state & NUD_VALID) &&
> +                 time_after(jiffies, neigh->updated + 
> rt->rt6i_idev->cnf.rtr_probe_interval)) {
> +                     work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +                     if (work) {
> +                             __neigh_set_probe_once(neigh);
> +                     }
> +             }
> +             write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
> +     } else {
>               work = kmalloc(sizeof(*work), GFP_ATOMIC);
> +     }
>  
> -             if (neigh && work)
> -                     __neigh_set_probe_once(neigh);
> -
> -             if (neigh)
> -                     write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
> +     if (work) {
> +             INIT_WORK(&work->work, rt6_probe_deferred);
> +             work->target = rt->rt6i_gateway;
> +             dev_hold(rt->dst.dev);
> +             work->dev = rt->dst.dev;
> +             schedule_work(&work->work);
> +     }
>  
> -             if (work) {
> -                     INIT_WORK(&work->work, rt6_probe_deferred);
> -                     work->target = rt->rt6i_gateway;
> -                     dev_hold(rt->dst.dev);
> -                     work->dev = rt->dst.dev;
> -                     schedule_work(&work->work);
> -             }
> -     } else {
>  out:
> -             write_unlock(&neigh->lock);
> -     }
>       rcu_read_unlock_bh();
>  }
>  #else
> 

-- 
Hideaki Yoshifuji <hideaki.yoshif...@miraclelinux.com>
Technical Division, MIRACLE LINUX CORPORATION
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