---

yaml
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r: 90734
b: refs/heads/master
c: dec827d
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: c93cf61fd1d5378134f9b06703f7078067542e00
+refs/heads/master: dec827d174d7f76c457238800183ca864a639365

trunk/include/net/net_namespace.h

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct proc_dir_entry;
 struct net_device;
 struct sock;
 struct ctl_table_header;
+struct net_generic;
 
 struct net {
 	atomic_t		count;		/* To decided when the network
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ struct net {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 	struct netns_xt		xt;
 #endif
+	struct net_generic	*gen;
 };
 
 

trunk/include/net/netns/generic.h

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * generic net pointers
+ */
+
+#ifndef __NET_GENERIC_H__
+#define __NET_GENERIC_H__
+
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+
+/*
+ * Generic net pointers are to be used by modules to put some private
+ * stuff on the struct net without explicit struct net modification
+ *
+ * The rules are simple:
+ * 1. register the ops with register_pernet_gen_device to get the id
+ *    of your private pointer;
+ * 2. call net_assign_generic() to put the private data on the struct
+ *    net (most preferably this should be done in the ->init callback
+ *    of the ops registered);
+ * 3. do not change this pointer while the net is alive;
+ * 4. do not try to have any private reference on the net_generic object.
+ *
+ * After accomplishing all of the above, the private pointer can be
+ * accessed with the net_generic() call.
+ */
+
+struct net_generic {
+	unsigned int len;
+	struct rcu_head rcu;
+
+	void *ptr[0];
+};
+
+static inline void *net_generic(struct net *net, int id)
+{
+	struct net_generic *ng;
+	void *ptr;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ng = rcu_dereference(net->gen);
+	BUG_ON(id == 0 || id > ng->len);
+	ptr = ng->ptr[id - 1];
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+extern int net_assign_generic(struct net *net, int id, void *data);
+#endif

trunk/net/core/net_namespace.c

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
+#include <net/netns/generic.h>
 
 /*
  *	Our network namespace constructor/destructor lists
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ LIST_HEAD(net_namespace_list);
 struct net init_net;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_net);
 
+#define INITIAL_NET_GEN_PTRS	13 /* +1 for len +2 for rcu_head */
+
 /*
  * setup_net runs the initializers for the network namespace object.
  */
@@ -29,10 +32,21 @@ static __net_init int setup_net(struct net *net)
 	/* Must be called with net_mutex held */
 	struct pernet_operations *ops;
 	int error;
+	struct net_generic *ng;
 
 	atomic_set(&net->count, 1);
 	atomic_set(&net->use_count, 0);
 
+	error = -ENOMEM;
+	ng = kzalloc(sizeof(struct net_generic) +
+			INITIAL_NET_GEN_PTRS * sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ng == NULL)
+		goto out;
+
+	ng->len = INITIAL_NET_GEN_PTRS;
+	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&ng->rcu);
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->gen, ng);
+
 	error = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(ops, &pernet_list, list) {
 		if (ops->init) {
@@ -54,6 +68,7 @@ static __net_init int setup_net(struct net *net)
 	}
 
 	rcu_barrier();
+	kfree(ng);
 	goto out;
 }
 
@@ -386,3 +401,50 @@ void unregister_pernet_gen_device(int id, struct pernet_operations *ops)
 	mutex_unlock(&net_mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_pernet_gen_device);
+
+static void net_generic_release(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct net_generic *ng;
+
+	ng = container_of(rcu, struct net_generic, rcu);
+	kfree(ng);
+}
+
+int net_assign_generic(struct net *net, int id, void *data)
+{
+	struct net_generic *ng, *old_ng;
+
+	BUG_ON(!mutex_is_locked(&net_mutex));
+	BUG_ON(id == 0);
+
+	ng = old_ng = net->gen;
+	if (old_ng->len >= id)
+		goto assign;
+
+	ng = kzalloc(sizeof(struct net_generic) +
+			id * sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (ng == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/*
+	 * Some synchronisation notes:
+	 *
+	 * The net_generic explores the net->gen array inside rcu
+	 * read section. Besides once set the net->gen->ptr[x]
+	 * pointer never changes (see rules in netns/generic.h).
+	 *
+	 * That said, we simply duplicate this array and schedule
+	 * the old copy for kfree after a grace period.
+	 */
+
+	ng->len = id;
+	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&ng->rcu);
+	memcpy(&ng->ptr, &old_ng->ptr, old_ng->len);
+
+	rcu_assign_pointer(net->gen, ng);
+	call_rcu(&old_ng->rcu, net_generic_release);
+assign:
+	ng->ptr[id - 1] = data;
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(net_assign_generic);