Eric Dumazet wrote:
But it seems we need an extra smp_wmb() after
smp_wmb();
table->private = newinfo;
Otherwise we have no guarantee other cpus actually see the new
->private value.
Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <eduma...@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <f...@strlen.de>
---
net/netfilter/x_tables.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index d8571f414208..64cf669ecd6c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,9 @@ xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
smp_wmb();
table->private = newinfo;
+ /* Ensure other cpus see the new ->private value. */
+ smp_wmb();
+
/*
* Even though table entries have now been swapped, other CPU's
* may still be using the old entries. This is okay, because
--
2.13.6
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