pkt_sched: gen_kill_estimator() rcu fixes
gen_kill_estimator() API is incomplete or not well documented, since
caller should make sure an RCU grace period is respected before
freeing stats_lock.
This was partially addressed in commit 5d944c640b4
(gen_estimator: deadlock fix), but same problem exist for all
gen_kill_estimator() users, if lock they use is not already RCU
protected.
A code review shows xt_RATEEST.c, act_api.c, act_police.c have this
problem. Other are ok because they use qdisc lock, already RCU
protected.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/core/gen_estimator.c b/net/core/gen_estimator.c
index 785e527..9fbe7f7 100644
--- a/net/core/gen_estimator.c
+++ b/net/core/gen_estimator.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@
*
* Removes the rate estimator specified by &bstats and &rate_est.
*
+ * Note : Caller should respect an RCU grace period before freeing stats_lock
*/
void gen_kill_estimator(struct gnet_stats_basic_packed *bstats,
struct gnet_stats_rate_est *rate_est)
