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Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix net_conntrack_lock()

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Hi Paul,

On 07/06/2017 01:31 AM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> From: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>
>
> As we want to remove spin_unlock_wait() and replace it with explicit
> spin_lock()/spin_unlock() calls, we can use this to simplify the
> locking.
>
> In addition:
> - Reading nf_conntrack_locks_all needs ACQUIRE memory ordering.
> - The new code avoids the backwards loop.
>
> Only slightly tested, I did not manage to trigger calls to
> nf_conntrack_all_lock().

If you want:
Attached would be V2, with adapted comments.

--
     Manfred

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[PATCH v2 1/9] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix net_conntrack_lock() "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-07-06 01:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix  net_conntrack_lock() Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com> - 2017-07-06 20:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core: Fix  net_conntrack_lock() "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-07-06 22:30 +0200

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