ipv4: ip_ptr cleanups
dev->ip_ptr is protected by rtnl and rcu.
Yet some places dont use appropriate primitives and/or locking rules.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index da14c49..c2ff48f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
inet_free_ifa(ifa);
}
- dev->ip_ptr = NULL;
+ rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
devinet_sysctl_unregister(in_dev);
neigh_parms_release(&arp_tbl, in_dev->arp_parms);
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@
switch (event) {
case NETDEV_REGISTER:
printk(KERN_DEBUG "inetdev_event: bug\n");
- dev->ip_ptr = NULL;
+ rcu_assign_pointer(dev->ip_ptr, NULL);
break;
case NETDEV_UP:
if (!inetdev_valid_mtu(dev->mtu))