net: dev_add_pack() & __dev_remove_pack() changes
Add a small helper ptype_head() to get the head to manipulate
dev_add_pack() & __dev_remove_pack() can use a spinlock without
blocking BH, since softirq use RCU, and these functions are run from
process context only.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d8c43e7..efd318d 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -371,6 +371,14 @@
* --ANK (980803)
*/
+static inline struct list_head *ptype_head(const struct packet_type *pt)
+{
+ if (pt->type == htons(ETH_P_ALL))
+ return &ptype_all;
+ else
+ return &ptype_base[ntohs(pt->type) & PTYPE_HASH_MASK];
+}
+
/**
* dev_add_pack - add packet handler
* @pt: packet type declaration
@@ -386,16 +394,11 @@
void dev_add_pack(struct packet_type *pt)
{
- int hash;
+ struct list_head *head = ptype_head(pt);
- spin_lock_bh(&ptype_lock);
- if (pt->type == htons(ETH_P_ALL))
- list_add_rcu(&pt->list, &ptype_all);
- else {
- hash = ntohs(pt->type) & PTYPE_HASH_MASK;
- list_add_rcu(&pt->list, &ptype_base[hash]);
- }
- spin_unlock_bh(&ptype_lock);
+ spin_lock(&ptype_lock);
+ list_add_rcu(&pt->list, head);
+ spin_unlock(&ptype_lock);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_add_pack);
@@ -414,15 +417,10 @@
*/
void __dev_remove_pack(struct packet_type *pt)
{
- struct list_head *head;
+ struct list_head *head = ptype_head(pt);
struct packet_type *pt1;
- spin_lock_bh(&ptype_lock);
-
- if (pt->type == htons(ETH_P_ALL))
- head = &ptype_all;
- else
- head = &ptype_base[ntohs(pt->type) & PTYPE_HASH_MASK];
+ spin_lock(&ptype_lock);
list_for_each_entry(pt1, head, list) {
if (pt == pt1) {
@@ -433,7 +431,7 @@
printk(KERN_WARNING "dev_remove_pack: %p not found.\n", pt);
out:
- spin_unlock_bh(&ptype_lock);
+ spin_unlock(&ptype_lock);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__dev_remove_pack);