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pkt_sched: gen_kill_estimator() rcu fixes

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gen_kill_estimator() API is incomplete or not well documented, since
caller should make sure an RCU grace period is respected before
freeing stats_lock.

This was partially addressed in commit 5d944c640b
(gen_estimator: deadlock fix), but same problem exist for all
gen_kill_estimator() users, if lock they use is not already RCU
protected.

A code review shows xt_RATEEST.c, act_api.c, act_police.c have this
problem. Other are ok because they use qdisc lock, already RCU
protected.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Eric Dumazet
2010-06-09 02:09:23 +00:00
committed by David S. Miller
parent cbd6890c59
commit c7de2cf053
6 changed files with 36 additions and 3 deletions
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@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ static void __gen_kill_estimator(struct rcu_head *head)
*
* Removes the rate estimator specified by &bstats and &rate_est.
*
* Note : Caller should respect an RCU grace period before freeing stats_lock
*/
void gen_kill_estimator(struct gnet_stats_basic_packed *bstats,
struct gnet_stats_rate_est *rate_est)