Get rid of rx_lock and use Read-Copy-Update to make sure
that netpoll info and rx handle are not used after free.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


--- a/include/linux/netpoll.h   2007-11-03 11:08:36.000000000 -0700
+++ b/include/linux/netpoll.h   2007-11-03 11:15:11.000000000 -0700
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ struct netpoll {
 
 struct netpoll_info {
        atomic_t refcnt;
-       spinlock_t rx_lock;
        struct netpoll *rx_np; /* netpoll that registered an rx_hook */
        struct sk_buff_head arp_tx; /* list of arp requests to reply to */
        struct sk_buff_head txq;
--- a/net/core/netpoll.c        2007-11-03 11:08:36.000000000 -0700
+++ b/net/core/netpoll.c        2007-11-03 11:15:29.000000000 -0700
@@ -463,15 +463,15 @@ bool __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
        int proto, len, ulen;
        struct iphdr *iph;
        struct udphdr *uh;
-       struct netpoll_info *npi = skb->dev->npinfo;
+       struct netpoll_info *npi;
        struct netpoll *np;
-       unsigned long flags;
 
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       npi = rcu_dereference(skb->dev->npinfo);
        if (!npi)
-               return false;
+               goto out;
 
-       spin_lock_irqsave(&npi->rx_lock, flags);
-       np = npi->rx_np;
+       np = rcu_dereference(npi->rx_np);
        if (!np)
                goto out;
 
@@ -535,13 +535,13 @@ bool __netpoll_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
        np->rx_hook(np, ntohs(uh->source),
                    (char *)(uh+1),
                    ulen - sizeof(struct udphdr));
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npi->rx_lock, flags);
+       rcu_read_unlock();
 
        kfree_skb(skb);
        return true;
 
 out:
-       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npi->rx_lock, flags);
+       rcu_read_unlock();
        /* If packet received while already in poll then just
         * silently drop.
         */
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, st
 
                npinfo->rx_np = NULL;
 
-               spin_lock_init(&npinfo->rx_lock);
                skb_queue_head_init(&npinfo->arp_tx);
                skb_queue_head_init(&npinfo->txq);
                INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&npinfo->tx_work, queue_process);
@@ -755,11 +754,8 @@ int netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, st
                       HIPQUAD(np->local_ip));
        }
 
-       if (np->rx_hook) {
-               spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
-               npinfo->rx_np = np;
-               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
-       }
+       if (np->rx_hook)
+               rcu_assign_pointer(npinfo->rx_np, np);
 
        /* fill up the skb queue */
        refill_skbs();
@@ -794,21 +790,21 @@ void netpoll_cleanup(struct netpoll *np)
        if (np->dev) {
                npinfo = np->dev->npinfo;
                if (npinfo) {
-                       if (npinfo->rx_np == np) {
-                               spin_lock_irqsave(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
-                               npinfo->rx_np = NULL;
-                               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&npinfo->rx_lock, flags);
-                       }
+                       if (npinfo->rx_np == np)
+                               rcu_assign_pointer(npinfo->rx_np, NULL);
 
                        if (atomic_dec_and_test(&npinfo->refcnt)) {
+
                                skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->arp_tx);
                                skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
                                cancel_rearming_delayed_work(&npinfo->tx_work);
 
                                /* clean after last, unfinished work */
                                __skb_queue_purge(&npinfo->txq);
+
+                               rcu_assign_pointer(np->dev->npinfo, NULL);
+                               synchronize_net();
                                kfree(npinfo);
-                               np->dev->npinfo = NULL;
                        }
                }
 

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

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