[PATCH net-next v3 08/32] net: Convert sysctl_pernet_ops

Kirill Tkhai
2018-02-13T09:27:22Z

This patch starts to convert pernet_subsys, registered
from core initcalls.

Methods sysctl_net_init() and sysctl_net_exit() initialize
net::sysctls table of a namespace.

pernet_operations::init()/exit() methods from the rest
of the list do not touch net::sysctls of strangers,
so it's safe to execute sysctl_pernet_ops's methods
in parallel with any other pernet_operations.

Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@virtuozzo.com>
Acked-by: Andrei Vagin <avagin@virtuozzo.com>
---
net/sysctl_net.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/sysctl_net.c b/net/sysctl_net.c
index 9aed6fe1bf1a..f424539829b7 100644
--- a/net/sysctl_net.c
+++ b/net/sysctl_net.c
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static void __net_exit sysctl_net_exit(struct net *net)
static struct pernet_operations sysctl_pernet_ops = {
.init = sysctl_net_init,
.exit = sysctl_net_exit,
+ .async = true,
};

static struct ctl_table_header *net_header;