[PATCH] make netlink processing routines semi-synchronious (inspired by rtnl)

[PATCH] make netlink processing routines semi-synchronious (inspired by rtnl)

[Denis V. Lunev]

The code in netfilter/nfnetlink.c and in ./net/netlink/genetlink.c looks
like outdated copy/paste from rtnetlink.c. Push them into sync with the
original.

Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <den@openvz.org>

--- ./net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c.nlk3	2007-10-01 09:47:53.000000000 +0400
+++ ./net/netfilter/nfnetlink.c	2007-10-01 16:09:44.000000000 +0400
@@ -44,26 +44,14 @@ static struct sock *nfnl = NULL;
 static const struct nfnetlink_subsystem *subsys_table[NFNL_SUBSYS_COUNT];
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(nfnl_mutex);
 
-static void nfnl_lock(void)
+static inline void nfnl_lock(void)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&nfnl_mutex);
 }
 
-static int nfnl_trylock(void)
-{
-	return !mutex_trylock(&nfnl_mutex);
-}
-
-static void __nfnl_unlock(void)
-{
-	mutex_unlock(&nfnl_mutex);
-}
-
-static void nfnl_unlock(void)
+static inline void nfnl_unlock(void)
 {
 	mutex_unlock(&nfnl_mutex);
-	if (nfnl->sk_receive_queue.qlen)
-		nfnl->sk_data_ready(nfnl, 0);
 }
 
 int nfnetlink_subsys_register(const struct nfnetlink_subsystem *n)
@@ -149,7 +137,7 @@ static int nfnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_b
 #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
 		/* don't call nfnl_unlock, since it would reenter
 		 * with further packet processing */
-		__nfnl_unlock();
+		nfnl_unlock();
 		request_module("nfnetlink-subsys-%d", NFNL_SUBSYS_ID(type));
 		nfnl_lock();
 		ss = nfnetlink_get_subsys(type);
@@ -188,10 +176,9 @@ static void nfnetlink_rcv(struct sock *s
 	unsigned int qlen = 0;
 
 	do {
-		if (nfnl_trylock())
-			return;
+		nfnl_lock();
 		qlen = netlink_run_queue(sk, qlen, nfnetlink_rcv_msg);
-		__nfnl_unlock();
+		nfnl_unlock();
 	} while (qlen);
 }
 
--- ./net/netlink/genetlink.c.nlk3	2007-08-26 19:30:38.000000000 +0400
+++ ./net/netlink/genetlink.c	2007-10-01 16:05:29.000000000 +0400
@@ -22,22 +22,14 @@ struct sock *genl_sock = NULL;
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(genl_mutex); /* serialization of message processing */
 
-static void genl_lock(void)
+static inline void genl_lock(void)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&genl_mutex);
 }
 
-static int genl_trylock(void)
-{
-	return !mutex_trylock(&genl_mutex);
-}
-
-static void genl_unlock(void)
+static inline void genl_unlock(void)
 {
 	mutex_unlock(&genl_mutex);
-
-	if (genl_sock && genl_sock->sk_receive_queue.qlen)
-		genl_sock->sk_data_ready(genl_sock, 0);
 }
 
 #define GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE	16
@@ -483,8 +475,7 @@ static void genl_rcv(struct sock *sk, in
 	unsigned int qlen = 0;
 
 	do {
-		if (genl_trylock())
-			return;
+		genl_lock();
 		qlen = netlink_run_queue(sk, qlen, genl_rcv_msg);
 		genl_unlock();
 	} while (qlen && genl_sock && genl_sock->sk_receive_queue.qlen);

Re: [PATCH] make netlink processing routines semi-synchronious (inspired by rtnl)

[Patrick McHardy]

Denis V. Lunev wrote:
> The code in netfilter/nfnetlink.c and in ./net/netlink/genetlink.c looks
> like outdated copy/paste from rtnetlink.c. Push them into sync with the
> original.
> 

>  int nfnetlink_subsys_register(const struct nfnetlink_subsystem *n)
> @@ -149,7 +137,7 @@ static int nfnetlink_rcv_msg(struct sk_b
>  #ifdef CONFIG_KMOD
>  		/* don't call nfnl_unlock, since it would reenter
>  		 * with further packet processing */
> -		__nfnl_unlock();
> +		nfnl_unlock();


That comment should be updated/deleted. Rest looks good to me.