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02-Feb-2017 |
ozaki-r |
branches: 1.1.2; 1.1.4; 1.1.8; 1.1.18; Defer some pr_input to workqueue
pr_input is currently called in softint. Some pr_input such as ICMP, ICMPv6 and CARP can add/delete/update IP addresses and routing table entries. For example, icmp6_redirect_input updates an a routing table entry and nd6_ra_input may delete an IP address.
Basically such operations shouldn't be done in softint. That aside, we have a reason to avoid the situation; psz/psref waits cannot be used in softint, however they are required to work in such pr_input in the MP-safe world.
The change implements the workqueue pr_input framework called wqinput which provides a means to defer pr_input of a protocol to workqueue easily. Currently icmp_input, icmp6_input, carp_proto_input and carp6_proto_input are deferred to workqueue by the framework.
Proposed and discussed on tech-kern and tech-net
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