From a83045292daf9f07d0b103e5715ef527123d2fcc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ying Xue Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:29:17 -0500 Subject: tipc: remove bearer_lock from tipc_bearer struct MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit After the earlier commits ("tipc: remove 'links' list from tipc_bearer struct") and ("tipc: introduce new spinlock to protect struct link_req"), there is no longer any need to protect struct link_req or or any link list by use of bearer_lock. Furthermore, we have eliminated the need for using bearer_lock during downcalls (send) from the link to the bearer, since we have ensured that bearers always have a longer life cycle that their associated links, and always contain valid data. So, the only need now for a lock protecting bearers is for guaranteeing consistency of the bearer list itself. For this, it is sufficient, at least for the time being, to continue applying 'net_lock´ in write mode. By removing bearer_lock we also pre-empt introduction of issue b) descibed in the previous commit "tipc: remove 'links' list from tipc_bearer struct": "b) When the outer protection from net_lock is gone, taking bearer_lock and node_lock in opposite order of method 1) and 2) will become an obvious deadlock hazard". Therefore, we now eliminate the bearer_lock spinlock. Signed-off-by: Ying Xue Reviewed-by: Paul Gortmaker Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/tipc/bearer.h | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'net/tipc/bearer.h') diff --git a/net/tipc/bearer.h b/net/tipc/bearer.h index 647cb1d2324a..425dd8107a8f 100644 --- a/net/tipc/bearer.h +++ b/net/tipc/bearer.h @@ -107,10 +107,8 @@ struct tipc_media { /** * struct tipc_bearer - Generic TIPC bearer structure - * @dev: ptr to associated network device - * @usr_handle: pointer to additional media-specific information about bearer + * @media_ptr: pointer to additional media-specific information about bearer * @mtu: max packet size bearer can support - * @lock: spinlock for controlling access to bearer * @addr: media-specific address associated with bearer * @name: bearer name (format = media:interface) * @media: ptr to media structure associated with bearer @@ -133,7 +131,6 @@ struct tipc_bearer { u32 mtu; /* initalized by media */ struct tipc_media_addr addr; /* initalized by media */ char name[TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME]; - spinlock_t lock; struct tipc_media *media; struct tipc_media_addr bcast_addr; u32 priority; -- cgit v1.2.1