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1 files changed, 30 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index f306b2aa15a4..09e30bdc7876 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct net_device;
struct sock;
struct ctl_table_header;
struct net_generic;
-struct sock;
+struct uevent_sock;
struct netns_ipvs;
@@ -59,8 +59,12 @@ struct net {
atomic64_t cookie_gen;
struct list_head list; /* list of network namespaces */
- struct list_head cleanup_list; /* namespaces on death row */
- struct list_head exit_list; /* Use only net_mutex */
+ struct list_head exit_list; /* To linked to call pernet exit
+ * methods on dead net (net_sem
+ * read locked), or to unregister
+ * pernet ops (net_sem wr locked).
+ */
+ struct llist_node cleanup_list; /* namespaces on death row */
struct user_namespace *user_ns; /* Owning user namespace */
struct ucounts *ucounts;
@@ -79,6 +83,8 @@ struct net {
struct sock *rtnl; /* rtnetlink socket */
struct sock *genl_sock;
+ struct uevent_sock *uevent_sock; /* uevent socket */
+
struct list_head dev_base_head;
struct hlist_head *dev_name_head;
struct hlist_head *dev_index_head;
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ struct net {
/* core fib_rules */
struct list_head rules_ops;
- struct list_head fib_notifier_ops; /* protected by net_mutex */
+ struct list_head fib_notifier_ops; /* protected by net_sem */
struct net_device *loopback_dev; /* The loopback */
struct netns_core core;
@@ -308,11 +314,31 @@ struct net *get_net_ns_by_id(struct net *net, int id);
struct pernet_operations {
struct list_head list;
+ /*
+ * Below methods are called without any exclusive locks.
+ * More than one net may be constructed and destructed
+ * in parallel on several cpus. Every pernet_operations
+ * have to keep in mind all other pernet_operations and
+ * to introduce a locking, if they share common resources.
+ *
+ * Exit methods using blocking RCU primitives, such as
+ * synchronize_rcu(), should be implemented via exit_batch.
+ * Then, destruction of a group of net requires single
+ * synchronize_rcu() related to these pernet_operations,
+ * instead of separate synchronize_rcu() for every net.
+ * Please, avoid synchronize_rcu() at all, where it's possible.
+ */
int (*init)(struct net *net);
void (*exit)(struct net *net);
void (*exit_batch)(struct list_head *net_exit_list);
unsigned int *id;
size_t size;
+ /*
+ * Indicates above methods are allowed to be executed in parallel
+ * with methods of any other pernet_operations, i.e. they are not
+ * need write locked net_sem.
+ */
+ bool async;
};
/*