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net: add a noref bit on skb dst

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Use low order bit of skb->_skb_dst to tell dst is not refcounted.

Change _skb_dst to _skb_refdst to make sure all uses are catched.

skb_dst() returns the dst, regardless of noref bit set or not, but
with a lockdep check to make sure a noref dst is not given if current
user is not rcu protected.

New skb_dst_set_noref() helper to set an notrefcounted dst on a skb.
(with lockdep check)

skb_dst_drop() drops a reference only if skb dst was refcounted.

skb_dst_force() helper is used to force a refcount on dst, when skb
is queued and not anymore RCU protected.

Use skb_dst_force() in __sk_add_backlog(), __dev_xmit_skb() if
!IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE or skb enqueued on qdisc queue, in
sock_queue_rcv_skb(), in __nf_queue().

Use skb_dst_force() in dev_requeue_skb().

Note: dst_use_noref() still dirties dst, we might transform it
later to do one dirtying per jiffies.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Eric Dumazet
2010-05-11 23:19:48 +00:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent ebda37c27d
commit 7fee226ad2
12 changed files with 134 additions and 25 deletions
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net/core/skbuff.c
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@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static void __copy_skb_header(struct sk_buff *new, const struct sk_buff *old)
new->transport_header = old->transport_header;
new->network_header = old->network_header;
new->mac_header = old->mac_header;
skb_dst_set(new, dst_clone(skb_dst(old)));
skb_dst_copy(new, old);
new->rxhash = old->rxhash;
#ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
new->sp = secpath_get(old->sp);