On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 03:25:41PM +0300, Julian Anastasov wrote: > > Hello, > > The IPVS part from patch looks good but can be extended > to also remove rcu_read_lock and rcu_read_unlock from: > > 1. all app_conn_bind methods because ip_vs_bind_app() is called > always under RCU lock from ip_vs_try_bind_dest() and ip_vs_conn_new(). > I.e. from sctp_app_conn_bind, tcp_app_conn_bind and udp_app_conn_bind. > > 2. ip_vs_xmit.c, all locks > > IMHO, using comments instead of locks is not needed, it is > enough that the commit message explains why RCU locks are removed > > More details: > > In IPVS we have the following contexts: > - packet RX/TX: does not need locks because packets come from hooks > - sync msg RX: backup server uses RCU locks while registering new conns > - ip_vs_ctl.c: configuration get/set, RCU locks needed > - xt_ipvs.c: It is a NF match > > As result, rcu_read_lock and rcu_read_unlock can be removed from: > - ip_vs_core.c: all > - ip_vs_ctl.c: > - from ip_vs_has_real_service > - all other places need the RCU locking > - ip_vs_ftp.c: all > - ip_vs_proto_sctp.c: all > - ip_vs_proto_tcp.c: all > - ip_vs_proto_udp.c: all > - ip_vs_xmit.c: all (contains only packet processing) > > Locks should remain in: > - ip_vs_conn.c > - ip_vs_pe.c > - ip_vs_sync.c Julian, thanks a lot for this careful review! I have marked this patch as "Changed Requested". Thanks. -- 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
