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Extend tcf_chain with new filter_chain_lock mutex. Always lock the chain when accessing filter_chain list, instead of relying on rtnl lock. Dereference filter_chain with tcf_chain_dereference() lockdep macro to verify that all users of chain_list have the lock taken. Rearrange tp insert/remove code in tc_new_tfilter/tc_del_tfilter to execute all necessary code while holding chain lock in order to prevent invalidation of chain_info structure by potential concurrent change. This also serializes calls to tcf_chain0_head_change(), which allows head change callbacks to rely on filter_chain_lock for synchronization instead of rtnl mutex. Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@mellanox.com> Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.