[NETFILTER]: nf_queue: remove unnecessary hook existance check
We hold a module reference for each queued packet, so the hook that
queued the packet can't disappear. Also remove an obsolete comment
stating the opposite.
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx>
---
commit 4e99305d42d41620d4009da54be297970da7c0f7
tree 0794bda7d7cfe7c93a07e671b1b3d6a93460d54c
parent 327c86b66756bd289a3ddde5f390411406534acf
author Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:47:24 +0100
committer Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:30:42 +0100
net/netfilter/core.c | 5 -----
net/netfilter/nf_queue.c | 13 -------------
2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/core.c b/net/netfilter/core.c
index e6d3a69..6819a41 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/core.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@ void nf_unregister_afinfo(struct nf_afinfo *afinfo)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_unregister_afinfo);
-/* In this code, we can be waiting indefinitely for userspace to
- * service a packet if a hook returns NF_QUEUE. We could keep a count
- * of skbuffs queued for userspace, and not deregister a hook unless
- * this is zero, but that sucks. Now, we simply check when the
- * packets come back: if the hook is gone, the packet is discarded. */
struct list_head nf_hooks[NPROTO][NF_MAX_HOOKS] __read_mostly;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_hooks);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(nf_hook_mutex);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
index 81d010a..0bea88c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_queue.c
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ void nf_reinject(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_info *info,
unsigned int verdict)
{
struct list_head *elem = &info->elem->list;
- struct list_head *i;
struct nf_afinfo *afinfo;
rcu_read_lock();
@@ -245,18 +244,6 @@ void nf_reinject(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_info *info,
/* Drop reference to owner of hook which queued us. */
module_put(info->elem->owner);
- list_for_each_rcu(i, &nf_hooks[info->pf][info->hook]) {
- if (i == elem)
- break;
- }
-
- if (i == &nf_hooks[info->pf][info->hook]) {
- /* The module which sent it to userspace is gone. */
- NFDEBUG("%s: module disappeared, dropping packet.\n",
- __FUNCTION__);
- verdict = NF_DROP;
- }
-
/* Continue traversal iff userspace said ok... */
if (verdict == NF_REPEAT) {
elem = elem->prev;
-
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