>---- Original Message ----
>From: Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>
>To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, lvs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Simon Horman"
><horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Tue, Feb 22, 2011, 9:36 AM
>Subject: [PATCH] ipvs: fix dst_lock locking on dest update
>
>Fix dst_lock usage in __ip_vs_update_dest. We need
>_bh locking because destination is updated in user context.
>Can cause lockups on frequent destination updates.
>Problem reported by Simon Kirby. Bug was introduced
>in 2.6.37 from the "ipvs: changes for local real server"
>change.
>
>Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Hans Schillstrom <hans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>---
>
> Dave, please apply to net-2.6.
>Patch is for 2.6.37+ and applies to 2.6.38-rc6. There is
>little fuzz when applying to net-next, let me know if
>I should provide patch for other trees.
The patch seems to be OK in 2.6.38 expcept for line number.
All my thest runs without any problems.
>
>--- linux-2.6.37/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c 2011-01-06
>00:01:23.600069161 +0200
>+++ linux/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c 2011-02-19 23:14:44.463250743
>+0200
>@@ -810,9 +810,9 @@ __ip_vs_update_dest(struct ip_vs_service
> dest->u_threshold = udest->u_threshold;
> dest->l_threshold = udest->l_threshold;
>
>- spin_lock(&dest->dst_lock);
>+ spin_lock_bh(&dest->dst_lock);
> ip_vs_dst_reset(dest);
>- spin_unlock(&dest->dst_lock);
>+ spin_unlock_bh(&dest->dst_lock);
>
> if (add)
> ip_vs_new_estimator(&dest->stats);
>--
Hans Schillstrom <hans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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