This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
net: add dev_net_rcu() helper
to the 6.12-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
net-add-dev_net_rcu-helper.patch
and it can be found in the queue-6.12 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
commit 04a4d5e517db5ce3250defe23f9d333b36ffab8d
Author: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed Feb 5 15:51:09 2025 +0000
net: add dev_net_rcu() helper
[ Upstream commit 482ad2a4ace2740ca0ff1cbc8f3c7f862f3ab507 ]
dev->nd_net can change, readers should either
use rcu_read_lock() or RTNL.
We currently use a generic helper, dev_net() with
no debugging support. We probably have many hidden bugs.
Add dev_net_rcu() helper for callers using rcu_read_lock()
protection.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250205155120.1676781-2-edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
Stable-dep-of: 71b8471c93fa ("ipv4: use RCU protection in ipv4_default_advmss()")
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 02d3bafebbe77..4f17b786828af 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2577,6 +2577,12 @@ struct net *dev_net(const struct net_device *dev)
return read_pnet(&dev->nd_net);
}
+static inline
+struct net *dev_net_rcu(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ return read_pnet_rcu(&dev->nd_net);
+}
+
static inline
void dev_net_set(struct net_device *dev, struct net *net)
{
diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 9398c8f499536..da93873df4dbd 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ static inline struct net *read_pnet(const possible_net_t *pnet)
#endif
}
-static inline struct net *read_pnet_rcu(possible_net_t *pnet)
+static inline struct net *read_pnet_rcu(const possible_net_t *pnet)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
return rcu_dereference(pnet->net);
