From: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 05:39:16 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: [NETFILTER]: xt_helper: use RCU
X-Git-Tag: v2.6.23-rc1~1109^2~51
X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=342b7e3c8a3c84252799c4ac4d9a604b8903d2b4;p=linux-2.6

[NETFILTER]: xt_helper: use RCU

The ->helper pointer is protected by RCU, no need to take
nf_conntrack_lock. Also remove excessive debugging.

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
---

diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c b/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c
index d03acb032c..0a1f4c6bcd 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_helper.c
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("iptables helper match module");
 MODULE_ALIAS("ipt_helper");
 MODULE_ALIAS("ip6t_helper");
 
-#if 0
-#define DEBUGP printk
-#else
-#define DEBUGP(format, args...)
-#endif
 
 static bool
 match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -41,38 +36,28 @@ match(const struct sk_buff *skb,
 	const struct xt_helper_info *info = matchinfo;
 	const struct nf_conn *ct;
 	const struct nf_conn_help *master_help;
+	const struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
 	bool ret = info->invert;
 
 	ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
-	if (!ct) {
-		DEBUGP("xt_helper: Eek! invalid conntrack?\n");
+	if (!ct || !ct->master)
 		return ret;
-	}
-
-	if (!ct->master) {
-		DEBUGP("xt_helper: conntrack %p has no master\n", ct);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
-	read_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	master_help = nfct_help(ct->master);
-	if (!master_help || !master_help->helper) {
-		DEBUGP("xt_helper: master ct %p has no helper\n",
-			exp->expectant);
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	if (!master_help)
+		return ret;
 
-	DEBUGP("master's name = %s , info->name = %s\n",
-		ct->master->helper->name, info->name);
+	/* rcu_read_lock()ed by nf_hook_slow */
+	helper = rcu_dereference(master_help->helper);
+	if (!helper)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (info->name[0] == '\0')
 		ret = !ret;
 	else
 		ret ^= !strncmp(master_help->helper->name, info->name,
 				strlen(master_help->helper->name));
-out_unlock:
-	read_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	return ret;
 }