net: Introduce net_rwsem to protect net_namespace_list
rtnl_lock() is used everywhere, and contention is very high. When someone wants to iterate over alive net namespaces, he/she has no a possibility to do that without exclusive lock. But the exclusive rtnl_lock() in such places is overkill, and it just increases the contention. Yes, there is already for_each_net_rcu() in kernel, but it requires rcu_read_lock(), and this can't be sleepable. Also, sometimes it may be need really prevent net_namespace_list growth, so for_each_net_rcu() is not fit there. This patch introduces new rw_semaphore, which will be used instead of rtnl_mutex to protect net_namespace_list. It is sleepable and allows not-exclusive iterations over net namespaces list. It allows to stop using rtnl_lock() in several places (what is made in next patches) and makes less the time, we keep rtnl_mutex. Here we just add new lock, while the explanation of we can remove rtnl_lock() there are in next patches. Fine grained locks generally are better, then one big lock, so let's do that with net_namespace_list, while the situation allows that. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@virtuozzo.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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@@ -1629,6 +1629,7 @@ int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
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goto unlock;
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if (dev_boot_phase)
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goto unlock;
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down_read(&net_rwsem);
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for_each_net(net) {
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for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
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err = call_netdevice_notifier(nb, NETDEV_REGISTER, dev);
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@@ -1642,6 +1643,7 @@ int register_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
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call_netdevice_notifier(nb, NETDEV_UP, dev);
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}
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}
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up_read(&net_rwsem);
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unlock:
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rtnl_unlock();
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@@ -1664,6 +1666,7 @@ rollback:
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}
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outroll:
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up_read(&net_rwsem);
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raw_notifier_chain_unregister(&netdev_chain, nb);
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goto unlock;
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}
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@@ -1694,6 +1697,7 @@ int unregister_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
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if (err)
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goto unlock;
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down_read(&net_rwsem);
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for_each_net(net) {
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for_each_netdev(net, dev) {
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if (dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
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@@ -1704,6 +1708,7 @@ int unregister_netdevice_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
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call_netdevice_notifier(nb, NETDEV_UNREGISTER, dev);
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}
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}
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up_read(&net_rwsem);
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unlock:
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rtnl_unlock();
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return err;
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