From 2231c5af451e4b7ae3cc56eaa4653af6ede51109 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ying Xue Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 10:55:47 +0800 Subject: tipc: use RCU to protect media_ptr pointer Now the media_ptr pointer is protected with tipc_net_lock write lock on write side; tipc_net_lock read lock is used to read side. As the part of effort of eliminating tipc_net_lock, we decide to adjust the locking policy of media_ptr pointer protection: on write side, RTNL lock is use while on read side RCU read lock is applied. Signed-off-by: Ying Xue Reviewed-by: Jon Maloy Reviewed-by: Erik Hugne Tested-by: Erik Hugne Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/tipc/bearer.h | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'net/tipc/bearer.h') diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.h b/net/tipc/bearer.h index 2fa86bd67c0a..a983b3005e71 100644 --- a/net/tipc/bearer.h +++ b/net/tipc/bearer.h @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ struct tipc_media { * care of initializing all other fields. */ struct tipc_bearer { - void *media_ptr; /* initalized by media */ + void __rcu *media_ptr; /* initalized by media */ u32 mtu; /* initalized by media */ struct tipc_media_addr addr; /* initalized by media */ char name[TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME]; -- cgit