Implement function to take reference to Qdisc that relies on rcu read lock
instead of rtnl mutex. Function only takes reference to Qdisc if reference
counter isn't zero. Intended to be used by unlocked cls API.
Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vla...@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <j...@mellanox.com>
---
include/net/sch_generic.h | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 8a0d1523d11b..9a295e690efe 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ static inline void qdisc_refcount_inc(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
refcount_inc(&qdisc->refcnt);
}
+/* Intended to be used by unlocked users, when concurrent qdisc release is
+ * possible.
+ */
+
+static inline struct Qdisc *qdisc_refcount_inc_nz(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
+{
+ if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_BUILTIN)
+ return qdisc;
+ if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&qdisc->refcnt))
+ return qdisc;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
static inline bool qdisc_is_running(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
{
if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_NOLOCK)
--
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