Get rid of rx_lock and use Read-Copy-Update to make sure
that netpoll info and rx handle are not used after free.
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h 2007-11-03 11:08:36.0 -0700
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h 2007-11-03 11:15:11.0 -0700
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct netpoll {
struct netpoll_info {
atomic_t refcnt;
- spinlock_t rx_lock;
struct netpoll *rx_np; /* netpoll that registered an rx_hook */
struct sk_buff_head arp_tx; /* list of arp requests to reply to */
struct sk_buff_head txq;
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c2007-11-03 11:08:36.0 -0700
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c2007-11-03 11:15:29.0 -0700
@@ -463,15 +463,15 @@ bool __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
int proto, len, ulen;
struct iphdr *iph;
struct udphdr *uh;
- struct netpoll_info *npi = skb->dev->npinfo;
+ struct netpoll_info *npi;
struct netpoll *np;
- unsigned long flags;
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ npi = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->npinfo);
if (!npi)
- return false;
+ goto out;
- spin_lock_irqsave(&npi->rx_lock, flags);
- np = npi->rx_np;
+ np = rcu_dereference(npi->rx_np);
if (!np)
goto out;
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@ bool __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
np->rx_hook(np, ntohs(uh->source),
(char *)(uh+1),
ulen - sizeof(struct udphdr));
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npi->rx_lock, flags);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
kfree_skb(skb);
return true;
out:
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npi->rx_lock, flags);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
/* If packet received while already in poll then just
* silently drop.
*/
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, st
npinfo->rx_np = NULL;
- spin_lock_init(&npinfo->rx_lock);
skb_queue_head_init(&npinfo->arp_tx);
skb_queue_head_init(&npinfo->txq);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&npinfo->tx_work, queue_process);
@@ -755,11 +754,8 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, st
HIPQUAD(np->local_ip));
}
- if (np->rx_hook) {
- spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
- npinfo->rx_np = np;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
- }
+ if (np->rx_hook)
+ rcu_assign_pointer(npinfo->rx_np, np);
/* fill up the skb queue */
refill_skbs();
@@ -794,21 +790,21 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
if (np->dev) {
npinfo = np->dev->npinfo;
if (npinfo) {
- if (npinfo->rx_np == np) {
- spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
- npinfo->rx_np = NULL;
- spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
- }
+ if (npinfo->rx_np == np)
+ rcu_assign_pointer(npinfo->rx_np, NULL);
if (atomic_dec_and_test(&npinfo->refcnt)) {
+
skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work);
/* clean after last, unfinished work */
__skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
+
+ rcu_assign_pointer(np->dev->npinfo, NULL);
+ synchronize_net();
kfree(npinfo);
- np->dev->npinfo = NULL;
}
}
--
Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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