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-rw-r--r--include/linux/filter.h8
-rw-r--r--include/linux/rcupdate.h14
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index 688856e0b28a..472f97074da0 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -763,11 +763,9 @@ DECLARE_BPF_DISPATCHER(xdp)
static __always_inline u32 bpf_prog_run_xdp(const struct bpf_prog *prog,
struct xdp_buff *xdp)
{
- /* Caller needs to hold rcu_read_lock() (!), otherwise program
- * can be released while still running, or map elements could be
- * freed early while still having concurrent users. XDP fastpath
- * already takes rcu_read_lock() when fetching the program, so
- * it's not necessary here anymore.
+ /* Driver XDP hooks are invoked within a single NAPI poll cycle and thus
+ * under local_bh_disable(), which provides the needed RCU protection
+ * for accessing map entries.
*/
return __BPF_PROG_RUN(prog, xdp, BPF_DISPATCHER_FUNC(xdp));
}
diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 9455476c5ba2..d7895b81264e 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -363,6 +363,20 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void) { }
#define rcu_check_sparse(p, space)
#endif /* #else #ifdef __CHECKER__ */
+/**
+ * unrcu_pointer - mark a pointer as not being RCU protected
+ * @p: pointer needing to lose its __rcu property
+ *
+ * Converts @p from an __rcu pointer to a __kernel pointer.
+ * This allows an __rcu pointer to be used with xchg() and friends.
+ */
+#define unrcu_pointer(p) \
+({ \
+ typeof(*p) *_________p1 = (typeof(*p) *__force)(p); \
+ rcu_check_sparse(p, __rcu); \
+ ((typeof(*p) __force __kernel *)(_________p1)); \
+})
+
#define __rcu_access_pointer(p, space) \
({ \
typeof(*p) *_________p1 = (typeof(*p) *__force)READ_ONCE(p); \