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    net: Add checking to rcu_dereference() primitives · a898def2
    Paul E. McKenney authored
    
    
    Update rcu_dereference() primitives to use new lockdep-based
    checking. The rcu_dereference() in __in6_dev_get() may be
    protected either by rcu_read_lock() or RTNL, per Eric Dumazet.
    The rcu_dereference() in __sk_free() is protected by the fact
    that it is never reached if an update could change it.  Check
    for this by using rcu_dereference_check() to verify that the
    struct sock's ->sk_wmem_alloc counter is zero.
    
    Acked-by: default avatarEric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPaul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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    Cc: mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca
    Cc: josh@joshtriplett.org
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    Cc: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
    Cc: dhowells@redhat.com
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    Signed-off-by: default avatarIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
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