On 6 May 2016 at 04:03, Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Joe, > > On Thu, May 05, 2016 at 03:50:37PM -0700, Joe Stringer wrote: >> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c >> index 3b40ec575cd5..6860b19be406 100644 >> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c >> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c >> @@ -449,10 +449,10 @@ void nf_conntrack_helper_unregister(struct nf_conntrack_helper *me) >> */ >> synchronize_rcu(); >> >> - rtnl_lock(); >> + mutex_lock(&net_mutex); >> for_each_net(net) >> __nf_conntrack_helper_unregister(me, net); >> - rtnl_unlock(); >> + mutex_unlock(&net_mutex); > > This simple solution works because we have no .exit callbacks in any > of our helpers. Otherwise, the helper code may be already gone by when > the worker has a chance to run to release the netns. > > If so, probably I can append this as comment to this function so we > don't forget. If we ever have .exit callbacks (I don't expect so), we > would need to wait for worker completion. Hi Pablo, Did you want me to re-spin this patch or look into another approach? -- 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
