tree 00b7dfc35f18dd059b8ea5a6d0a151754c19a974
parent dd121c4bbf60336773485e91b5cfc57596b45151
author Ranko Zivojnovic <ranko@spidernet.net> 1184635712 -0700
committer David S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net> 1184748410 -0700

[NET]: gen_estimator deadlock fix

-Fixes ABBA deadlock noted by Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>:

> There is at least one ABBA deadlock, est_timer() does:
> read_lock(&est_lock)
> spin_lock(e->stats_lock) (which is dev->queue_lock)
>
> and qdisc_destroy calls htb_destroy under dev->queue_lock, which
> calls htb_destroy_class, then gen_kill_estimator and this
> write_locks est_lock.

To fix the ABBA deadlock the rate estimators are now kept on an rcu list.

-The est_lock changes the use from protecting the list to protecting
the update to the 'bstat' pointer in order to avoid NULL dereferencing.

-The 'interval' member of the gen_estimator structure removed as it is
not needed.

Signed-off-by: Ranko Zivojnovic <ranko@spidernet.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>