[NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_core: avoid taking nf_conntrack_lock in nf_conntrack_alter_...
authorPatrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:37:36 +0000 (04:37 -0800)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Fri, 1 Feb 2008 03:27:52 +0000 (19:27 -0800)
The conntrack is unconfirmed, so we have an exclusive reference, which
means that the write_lock is definitely unneeded. A read_lock used to
be needed for the helper lookup, but since we're using RCU for helpers
now rcu_read_lock is enough.

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c

index aa042c4..1025607 100644 (file)
@@ -729,7 +729,6 @@ void nf_conntrack_alter_reply(struct nf_conn *ct,
        struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(ct);
        struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
 
-       write_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
        /* Should be unconfirmed, so not in hash table yet */
        NF_CT_ASSERT(!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct));
 
@@ -738,8 +737,9 @@ void nf_conntrack_alter_reply(struct nf_conn *ct,
 
        ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple = *newreply;
        if (ct->master || (help && help->expecting != 0))
-               goto out;
+               return;
 
+       rcu_read_lock();
        helper = __nf_ct_helper_find(newreply);
        if (helper == NULL) {
                if (help)
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ void nf_conntrack_alter_reply(struct nf_conn *ct,
 
        rcu_assign_pointer(help->helper, helper);
 out:
-       write_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
+       rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_alter_reply);