[PATCH] UML - Fix locking in skb alloction failure fix

From: Jeff Dike
Date: Fri Sep 28 2007 - 11:43:46 EST


Add _irqsave/_irqrestore to the locking in update_drop_skb to keep
uml_net_rx out while the drop skb is being messed with.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Dike <jdike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6.22/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.22.orig/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c 2007-09-28 11:10:19.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.22/arch/um/drivers/net_kern.c 2007-09-28 11:13:58.000000000 -0400
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ static int drop_max;
static int update_drop_skb(int max)
{
struct sk_buff *new;
+ unsigned long flags;
int err = 0;

- spin_lock(&drop_lock);
+ spin_lock_irqsave(&drop_lock, flags);

if (max <= drop_max)
goto out;
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ static int update_drop_skb(int max)
drop_max = max;
err = 0;
out:
- spin_unlock(&drop_lock);
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drop_lock, flags);

return err;
}
-
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