net: add rtnl_dereference()
We sometime want to dereference an rcu protected pointer while
holding RTNL. Use a macro to hide all lockdep details.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 263690d..68c436b 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -760,6 +760,15 @@
rcu_dereference_check(p, rcu_read_lock_held() || \
lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
+/**
+ * rtnl_dereference - rcu_dereference with debug checking
+ * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
+ *
+ * Do an rcu_dereference(p), but check caller holds RTNL
+ */
+#define rtnl_dereference(p) \
+ rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_rtnl_is_held())
+
extern void rtnetlink_init(void);
extern void __rtnl_unlock(void);