On Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:03:44 +0000 (UTC) Robert Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> rwatson 2006-12-30 16:03:44 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: (Branch: RELENG_6) > sys/netinet tcp_subr.c > Log: > Merge tcp_subr.c:1.251 from HEAD to RELENG_6: > > Fix race conditions on enumerating pcb lists by moving the > initialization (and where appropriate the destruction) of the pcb > mutex to the init/finit functions of the pcb zones. This allows > locking of the pcb entries and race condition free comparison of the > generation count. Rearrange locking a bit to avoid extra locking > operation to update the generation count in in_pcballoc(). > (in_pcballoc now returns the pcb locked) > > I am planning to convert pcb list handling from a type safe to a > reference count model soon. (As this allows really freeing the > PCBs) > Reviewed by: rwatson, mohans > > This was missed in jhb's earlier MFC, and lead to a panic when > creating TCP sockets. Thanks you ! I lost my last night plus part of the day trying to understand why a server suddenly panic'ed on boot :( Now I know :-) -- IOnut - Un^d^dregistered ;) FreeBSD "user" "Intellectual Property" is nowhere near as valuable as "Intellect" BOFH excuse #152: My pony-tail hit the on/off switch on the power strip
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