Re: [PATCH v2 03/10] cgroup: net_cls: Protect access to task_cls_classid() when built as module

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On 25.08.2012 01:26, Tejun Heo wrote:
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 04:01:37PM +0200, Daniel Wagner wrote:
@@ -306,6 +312,11 @@ static void __exit exit_cgroup_cls(void)
  	synchronize_rcu();
  #endif

+#if IS_MODULE(CONFIG_NET_CLS_CGROUP)
+	static_key_slow_dec(&cgroup_cls_enabled);
+	rcu_barrier();

Why is this rcu_barrier() necessary?

I have read the rcubarrier.txt document and I got from that that an rcu_barrier() is needed when unloading a module. But maybe I got it wrong.

So the idea after disabling the jump lables all pending readers in
task_cls_classid() have left. THe same thing is done in the old code with the dynamic id part. With the difference that synchronize_rcu() is used.

In general, please explain what
synchronization is going on when using sync constructs which aren't
obvious - e.g. memory barriers, rcu barriers.

Sure, I will keep this in mind.

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