kernel/linux.git/include/net/net_namespace.h, branch v4.18.17

netfilter: ipv6: nf_defrag: reduce struct net memory waste

2018-06-18T12:13:25+00:00

It is a waste of memory to use a full "struct netns_sysctl_ipv6" while only one pointer is really used, considering netns_sysctl_ipv6 keeps growing. Also, since "struct netns_frags" has cache line alignment, it is better to move the frags_hdr pointer outside, otherwise we spend a full cache line for this pointer. This saves 192 bytes of memory per netns. Fixes: c038a767cd69 ("ipv6: add a new namespace for nf_conntrack_reasm") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

net: Introduce net_rwsem to protect net_namespace_list

2018-03-29T17:47:53+00:00

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 Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Add more comments

2018-03-27T17:18:09+00:00

This adds comments to different places to improve readability. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Rename net_sem to pernet_ops_rwsem

2018-03-27T17:18:09+00:00

net_sem is some undefined area name, so it will be better to make the area more defined. Rename it to pernet_ops_rwsem for better readability and better intelligibility. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Drop pernet_operations::async

2018-03-27T17:18:09+00:00

Synchronous pernet_operations are not allowed anymore. All are asynchronous. So, drop the structure member. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: add uevent socket member

2018-03-22T15:16:42+00:00

This commit adds struct uevent_sock to struct net. Since struct uevent_sock records the position of the uevent socket in the uevent socket list we can trivially remove it from the uevent socket list during cleanup. This speeds up the old removal codepath. Note, list_del() will hit __list_del_entry_valid() in its call chain which will validate that the element is a member of the list. If it isn't it will take care that the list is not modified. Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Add comment about pernet_operations methods and synchronization

2018-03-13T15:31:42+00:00

Make locking scheme be visible for users, and provide a comment what for we are need exit_batch() methods, and when it should be used. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Make cleanup_list and net::cleanup_list of llist type

2018-02-20T18:23:27+00:00

This simplifies cleanup queueing and makes cleanup lists to use llist primitives. Since llist has its own cmpxchg() ordering, cleanup_list_lock is not more need. Also, struct llist_node is smaller, than struct list_head, so we save some bytes in struct net with this patch. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Kill net_mutex

2018-02-20T18:23:13+00:00

We take net_mutex, when there are !async pernet_operations registered, and read locking of net_sem is not enough. But we may get rid of taking the mutex, and just change the logic to write lock net_sem in such cases. This obviously reduces the number of lock operations, we do. Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Allow pernet_operations to be executed in parallel

2018-02-13T15:36:05+00:00

This adds new pernet_operations::async flag to indicate operations, which ->init(), ->exit() and ->exit_batch() methods are allowed to be executed in parallel with the methods of any other pernet_operations. When there are only asynchronous pernet_operations in the system, net_mutex won't be taken for a net construction and destruction. Also, remove BUG_ON(mutex_is_locked()) from net_assign_generic() without replacing with the equivalent net_sem check, as there is one more lockdep assert below. v3: Add comment near net_mutex. Suggested-by: Eric W. Biederman Signed-off-by: Kirill Tkhai Acked-by: Andrei Vagin Signed-off-by: David S. Miller