[NETFILTER]: Switch nf_register_hook/nf_unregister_hook to mutex
authorPatrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:10:14 +0000 (11:10 -0800)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:10:14 +0000 (11:10 -0800)
The spinlock is only used in process context (register/unregister)
since RCU is used for the nf_hook lists, switch to a mutex.

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/netfilter/core.c

index 716603f05c02b6a3762a2c523915d03545a15138..f61e0c2eece9ba8e651fb5ff1a10d3ba348d506c 100644 (file)
@@ -61,28 +61,31 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_unregister_afinfo);
  * 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_SPINLOCK(nf_hook_lock);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(nf_hook_mutex);
 
 int nf_register_hook(struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 {
        struct list_head *i;
+       int err;
 
-       spin_lock_bh(&nf_hook_lock);
+       err = mutex_lock_interruptible(&nf_hook_mutex);
+       if (err < 0)
+               return err;
        list_for_each(i, &nf_hooks[reg->pf][reg->hooknum]) {
                if (reg->priority < ((struct nf_hook_ops *)i)->priority)
                        break;
        }
        list_add_rcu(&reg->list, i->prev);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&nf_hook_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&nf_hook_mutex);
        return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nf_register_hook);
 
 void nf_unregister_hook(struct nf_hook_ops *reg)
 {
-       spin_lock_bh(&nf_hook_lock);
+       mutex_lock(&nf_hook_mutex);
        list_del_rcu(&reg->list);
-       spin_unlock_bh(&nf_hook_lock);
+       mutex_unlock(&nf_hook_mutex);
 
        synchronize_net();
 }