Hi Vlad,
On Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:55:45 +0200
Vlad Buslov <vla...@mellanox.com> wrote:
> @@ -179,9 +179,25 @@ static void tcf_proto_destroy_work(struct work_struct
> *work)
> rtnl_unlock();
> }
>
> +/* Helper function to lock rtnl mutex when specified condition is true and
> mutex
> + * hasn't been locked yet. Will set rtnl_held to 'true' before taking rtnl
> lock.
> + * Note that this function does nothing if rtnl is already held. This is
> + * intended to be used by cls API rules update API when multiple conditions
> + * could require rtnl lock and its state needs to be tracked to prevent
> trying
> + * to obtain lock multiple times.
> + */
> +
> +static void tcf_require_rtnl(bool cond, bool *rtnl_held)
> +{
> + if (!*rtnl_held && cond) {
> + *rtnl_held = true;
> + rtnl_lock();
> + }
> +}
I guess calls to this function are supposed to be serialised. If that's
the case (which is my tentative understanding so far), I would indicate
that in the comment.
If that's not the case, you would be introducing a race I guess.
Same applies to tcf_block_release() from 17/17.
--
Stefano
