Re: [PATCH net-next v3 07/24] ovpn: introduce the ovpn_peer object

[Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>]

On Mon, May 06, 2024 at 03:16:20AM +0200, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> An ovpn_peer object holds the whole status of a remote peer
> (regardless whether it is a server or a client).
> 
> This includes status for crypto, tx/rx buffers, napi, etc.
> 
> Only support for one peer is introduced (P2P mode).
> Multi peer support is introduced with a later patch.
> 
> Along with the ovpn_peer, also the ovpn_bind object is introcued
> as the two are strictly related.
> An ovpn_bind object wraps a sockaddr representing the local
> coordinates being used to talk to a specific peer.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@openvpn.net>

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> diff --git a/drivers/net/ovpn/ovpnstruct.h b/drivers/net/ovpn/ovpnstruct.h
> index ee05b8a2c61d..b79d4f0474b0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ovpn/ovpnstruct.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/ovpn/ovpnstruct.h
> @@ -17,12 +17,19 @@
>   * @dev: the actual netdev representing the tunnel
>   * @registered: whether dev is still registered with netdev or not
>   * @mode: device operation mode (i.e. p2p, mp, ..)
> + * @lock: protect this object
> + * @event_wq: used to schedule generic events that may sleep and that need to be
> + *            performed outside of softirq context

nit: events_wq

> + * @peer: in P2P mode, this is the only remote peer
>   * @dev_list: entry for the module wide device list
>   */
>  struct ovpn_struct {
>  	struct net_device *dev;
>  	bool registered;
>  	enum ovpn_mode mode;
> +	spinlock_t lock; /* protect writing to the ovpn_struct object */
> +	struct workqueue_struct *events_wq;
> +	struct ovpn_peer __rcu *peer;
>  	struct list_head dev_list;
>  };
>  

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