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SubjectRe: [net-next rfc V3 8/9] macvtap: add TUNSETQUEUE ioctl
On 06/06/2013 03:23 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 11:16:51AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
>> > On 06/05/2013 06:59 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>>> > > On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 02:36:31PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
>>>> > >> This patch adds TUNSETQUEUE ioctl to let userspace can temporarily disable or
>>>> > >> enable a queue of macvtap. This is used to be compatible at API layer of tuntap
>>>> > >> to simplify the userspace to manage the queues. This is done through introducing
>>>> > >> a linked list to track all taps while using vlan->taps array to only track
>>>> > >> active taps.
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
>>>> > >> ---
>>>> > >> drivers/net/macvtap.c | 133 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>>>> > >> include/linux/if_macvlan.h | 4 +
>>>> > >> 2 files changed, 122 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>>> > >>
>>>> > >> diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
>>>> > >> index 14764cc..355e6ad 100644
>>>> > >> --- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
>>>> > >> +++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c

[...]
>>>>
>>> > >
>>>> > >> since we are protected by rcu read lock,
>>>> > >> + * we're safe here.
>>> > > I don't really understand what is this comment trying to say.
>>> > > What is protected? What is safe? safe time as what?
>> >
>> > Will make it clear as:
>> >
>> > "numvtaps is just a hint, even if the number of active taps were reduced
>> > in the same tap, since the tap pointers were protected by rcu read lock,
>> > they are safe even if some of them were being removed"
> I think I see. I think what you really meant is two things:
> - near macvtap_forward:
> /* called under rcu read lock */
> - and here:
> /*
> * Access to taps array is protected by rcu, but access to numvtaps
> * isn't. Below we use it to lookup a queue, but treat it as a hint
> * and validate that the result isn't NULL - in case we are
> * racing against queue removal.
> */

Yes, will correct the comments.

Thanks


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