[patch 33/50] PKTGEN: Fix module load/unload races.

From: Chris Wright
Date: Fri Jan 05 2007 - 21:38:59 EST


-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
------------------

From: Robert Olsson <Robert.Olsson@xxxxxxxxxxx>

---
net/core/pktgen.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- linux-2.6.19.1.orig/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ linux-2.6.19.1/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
#include <linux/seq_file.h>
#include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <linux/completion.h>
#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
#include <net/checksum.h>
#include <net/ipv6.h>
@@ -206,6 +207,11 @@ static struct proc_dir_entry *pg_proc_di
#define VLAN_TAG_SIZE(x) ((x)->vlan_id == 0xffff ? 0 : 4)
#define SVLAN_TAG_SIZE(x) ((x)->svlan_id == 0xffff ? 0 : 4)

+struct pktgen_thread_info {
+ struct pktgen_thread *t;
+ struct completion *c;
+};
+
struct flow_state {
__u32 cur_daddr;
int count;
@@ -3264,10 +3270,11 @@ out:;
* Main loop of the thread goes here
*/

-static void pktgen_thread_worker(struct pktgen_thread *t)
+static void pktgen_thread_worker(struct pktgen_thread_info *info)
{
DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev = NULL;
+ struct pktgen_thread *t = info->t;
int cpu = t->cpu;
sigset_t tmpsig;
u32 max_before_softirq;
@@ -3307,6 +3314,8 @@ static void pktgen_thread_worker(struct
__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
mb();

+ complete(info->c);
+
while (1) {

__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
@@ -3518,6 +3527,8 @@ static struct pktgen_thread *__init pktg
static int __init pktgen_create_thread(const char *name, int cpu)
{
int err;
+ struct pktgen_thread_info info;
+ struct completion started;
struct pktgen_thread *t = NULL;
struct proc_dir_entry *pe;

@@ -3558,7 +3569,11 @@ static int __init pktgen_create_thread(c

t->removed = 0;

- err = kernel_thread((void *)pktgen_thread_worker, (void *)t,
+ init_completion(&started);
+ info.t = t;
+ info.c = &started;
+
+ err = kernel_thread((void *)pktgen_thread_worker, (void *)&info,
CLONE_FS | CLONE_FILES | CLONE_SIGHAND);
if (err < 0) {
printk("pktgen: kernel_thread() failed for cpu %d\n", t->cpu);
@@ -3568,6 +3583,7 @@ static int __init pktgen_create_thread(c
return err;
}

+ wait_for_completion(&started);
return 0;
}


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