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From: Kurt Van Dijck <kurt.van.dijck-/BeEPy95v10@public.gmane.org>
To: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: socketcan-core-0fE9KPoRgkgATYTw5x5z8w@public.gmane.org,
	netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v3 3/6] can: make struct proto const
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:02:27 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110314150227.GJ333@e-circ.dyndns.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1300111755.3423.20.camel@edumazet-laptop>

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 03:09:15PM +0100, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le lundi 14 mars 2011 à 14:47 +0100, Kurt Van Dijck a écrit :
> > can_ioctl is the only reason for struct proto to be non-const.
> > script/check-patch.pl suggests struct proto be const.
> > This patch performs the necessary change.
> > 
> >  static void can_sock_destruct(struct sock *sk)
> >  {
> > @@ -720,10 +721,6 @@ int can_proto_register(const struct can_proto *cp)
> >  		err = -EBUSY;
> >  	} else {
> >  		proto_tab[proto] = cp;
> > -
> > -		/* use generic ioctl function if not defined by module */
> > -		if (!cp->ops->ioctl)
> > -			cp->ops->ioctl = can_ioctl;
> 
> Hmm, you actually fixed a race / bug, since we installed in proto_tab[]
> a pointer to a not yet initted ops structure.
I see your point.
The reason I modified this was, as described, checkpatch.pl was complaining.
Anyway, this sequence was protected by a spinlock 'proto_tab_lock'.
I don't think it was a race.

Did I miss something?
Kurt
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Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-03-14 13:20 [RFC v3 0/6] CAN: add SAE J1939 protocol Kurt Van Dijck
     [not found] ` <20110314132004.GA333-MxZ6Iy/zr/UdbCeoMzGj59i2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-14 13:24   ` [RFC v3 1/6] can: extend sockaddr_can to include j1939 members Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-14 14:15     ` Eric Dumazet
2011-03-14 14:53       ` Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-14 13:26   ` [RFC v3 2/6] can: add rtnetlink support Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-14 13:47   ` [RFC v3 3/6] can: make struct proto const Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-14 14:09     ` Eric Dumazet
2011-03-14 15:02       ` Kurt Van Dijck [this message]
2011-03-14 16:42         ` Eric Dumazet
2011-03-14 17:17           ` Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-15 21:28             ` Oliver Hartkopp
     [not found]               ` <4D7FD9ED.1080004-fJ+pQTUTwRTk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-15 22:12                 ` Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-15 22:19               ` Eric Dumazet
2011-03-14 13:56   ` [RFC v3 4/6] j1939: initial import of SAE J1939 Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-14 13:59   ` [RFC v3 5/6] j1939: add documentation and MAINTAINERS Kurt Van Dijck
     [not found]     ` <20110314135917.GF333-MxZ6Iy/zr/UdbCeoMzGj59i2O/JbrIOy@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-20 15:56       ` Oliver Hartkopp
     [not found]         ` <4D8623BE.2080807-fJ+pQTUTwRTk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
2011-03-25 13:55           ` Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-29 14:29           ` SAE J1939: update Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-29 19:41             ` Oliver Hartkopp
2011-04-13  4:49           ` [RFC v3 5/6] j1939: rename NAME to UUID? Kurt Van Dijck
     [not found]             ` <20110413044928.GA289-ozGf4kBk5synFtIcQ8t7k3L8HoS0Hn3T@public.gmane.org>
2011-04-15 17:57               ` Oliver Hartkopp
     [not found]                 ` <4DA88705.5040203-fJ+pQTUTwRTk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
2011-04-20  7:10                   ` Kurt Van Dijck
2011-04-20  7:24                   ` Kurt Van Dijck
     [not found]                     ` <20110420072439.GB332-ozGf4kBk5synFtIcQ8t7k3L8HoS0Hn3T@public.gmane.org>
2011-04-20 10:59                       ` Oliver Hartkopp
     [not found]                         ` <4DAEBC94.5020009-fJ+pQTUTwRTk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
2011-04-21  6:54                           ` Kurt Van Dijck
2011-04-22 14:18                       ` Kurt Van Dijck
     [not found]                         ` <20110422141832.GB334-ozGf4kBk5synFtIcQ8t7k3L8HoS0Hn3T@public.gmane.org>
2011-04-22 15:14                           ` Oliver Hartkopp
     [not found]                             ` <4DB19B46.4000306-fJ+pQTUTwRTk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
2011-04-23  5:51                               ` Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-14 14:05   ` [RFC v3 6/6] iproute2: add CAN and J1939 rtnetlink support Kurt Van Dijck
2011-03-15  9:23   ` [RFC v3 0/6] CAN: add SAE J1939 protocol Kurt Van Dijck

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