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netpoll: Use rcu_access_pointer() in __netpoll_setup

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The ndev->npinfo pointer in __netpoll_setup() is RCU-protected but is being
accessed directly for a NULL check. While no RCU read lock is held in this
context, we should still use proper RCU primitives for consistency and
correctness.

Replace the direct NULL check with rcu_access_pointer(), which is the
appropriate primitive when only checking for NULL without dereferencing
the pointer. This function provides the necessary ordering guarantees
without requiring RCU read-side protection.

Reviewed-by: Michal Kubiak <michal.kubiak@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241118-netpoll_rcu-v1-1-a1888dcb4a02@debian.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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Breno Leitao 2024-11-18 03:15:17 -08:00 • committed by Ksawlii
parent 4c716329ac
commit 93196990ec
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@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ int __netpoll_setup(struct netpoll *np, struct net_device *ndev)
goto out;
}
if (!ndev->npinfo) {
if (!rcu_access_pointer(ndev->npinfo)) {
npinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*npinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!npinfo) {
err = -ENOMEM;