in http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git;a=commitdiff;h=ea781f197d6a835cbb93a0bf88ee1696296ed8aa#patch6 , I don't understand the patch bellow. @@ -275,11 +291,18 @@ nf_conntrack_find_get(struct net *net, const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple) struct nf_conn *ct; rcu_read_lock(); +begin: h = __nf_conntrack_find(net, tuple); if (h) { ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h); if (unlikely(!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use))) h = NULL; + else { + if (unlikely(!nf_ct_tuple_equal(tuple, &h->tuple))) { + nf_ct_put(ct); + goto begin; + } + } } rcu_read_unlock(); will ct be stalled in rcu read critical section? Would you explain it for me? Thanks! -- Regards, Changli Gao(xiaosuo@xxxxxxxxx) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html