linux/net/decnet
Eric Dumazet fc766e4c49 decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base_lock
While tracking dev_base_lock users, I found decnet used it in
dnet_select_source(), but for a wrong purpose:

Writers only hold RTNL, not dev_base_lock, so readers must use RCU if
they cannot use RTNL.

Adds an rcu_head in struct dn_ifaddr and handle proper RCU management.

Adds __rcu annotation in dn_route as well.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2010-11-08 13:50:08 -08:00
..
netfilter include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
Kconfig [NET]: Rethink mark field in struct flowi 2006-12-02 21:21:39 -08:00
Makefile Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
README Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
TODO Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
af_decnet.c decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base_lock 2010-11-08 13:50:08 -08:00
dn_dev.c decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base_lock 2010-11-08 13:50:08 -08:00
dn_fib.c decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base_lock 2010-11-08 13:50:08 -08:00
dn_neigh.c decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base_lock 2010-11-08 13:50:08 -08:00
dn_nsp_in.c Merge branch 'master' of /repos/git/net-next-2.6 2010-04-20 16:02:01 +02:00
dn_nsp_out.c net/decnet: Adjust confusing if indentation 2010-08-16 21:06:30 -07:00
dn_route.c decnet: RCU conversion and get rid of dev_base_lock 2010-11-08 13:50:08 -08:00
dn_rules.c net: rtnetlink: decouple rtnetlink address families from real address families 2010-04-26 16:13:54 +02:00
dn_table.c include cleanup: Update gfp.h and slab.h includes to prepare for breaking implicit slab.h inclusion from percpu.h 2010-03-30 22:02:32 +09:00
dn_timer.c Linux-2.6.12-rc2 2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07:00
sysctl_net_decnet.c sysctl net: Remove unused binary sysctl code 2009-11-12 02:05:06 -08:00

README

                       Linux DECnet Project
                      ======================

The documentation for this kernel subsystem is available in the
Documentation/networking subdirectory of this distribution and also
on line at http://www.chygwyn.com/DECnet/

Steve Whitehouse <SteveW@ACM.org>