rwatson 2008-08-03 21:40:34 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_7)
sys/net if.c if_var.h
Log:
SVN rev 181264 on 2008-08-03 21:40:34Z by rwatson
Merge r180042 from head to stable/7:
Introduce locking around use of ifindex_table, whose use was previously
unsynchronized. While races were extremely rare, we've now had a
couple of reports of panics in environments involving large numbers of
IPSEC tunnels being added very quickly on an active system.
- Add accessor functions ifnet_byindex(), ifaddr_byindex(),
ifdev_byindex() to replace existing accessor macros. These functions
now acquire the ifnet lock before derefencing the table.
- Add IFNET_WLOCK_ASSERT().
- Add static accessor functions ifnet_setbyindex(), ifdev_setbyindex(),
which set values in the table either asserting of acquiring the ifnet
lock.
- Use accessor functions throughout if.c to modify and read
ifindex_table.
- Rework ifnet attach/detach to lock around ifindex_table modification.
Note that these changes simply close races around use of ifindex_table,
and make no attempt to solve the probem of disappearing ifnets. Further
refinement of this work, including with respect to ifindex_table
resizing, is still required.
In a future change, the ifnet lock should be converted from a mutex to an
rwlock in order to reduce contention.
Reviewed and tested by: brooks
Revision Changes Path
1.273.2.5 +69 -12 src/sys/net/if.c
1.115.2.3 +4 -4 src/sys/net/if_var.h
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