[ovs-dev] [PATCH net 4/5] openvswitch: Fix ovs_flow_free() ovs-lock assert.

[Jesse Gross]

From: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar at nicira.com>

ovs_flow_free() is not called under ovs-lock during packet
execute path (ovs_packet_cmd_execute()). Since packet execute
does not touch flow->mask, there is no need to take that
lock either. So move assert in case where flow->mask is checked.

Found by code inspection.

Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar at nicira.com>
Signed-off-by: Jesse Gross <jesse at nicira.com>
---
 net/openvswitch/flow_table.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
index bd14052..ad0bda0 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
@@ -158,11 +158,12 @@ void ovs_flow_free(struct sw_flow *flow, bool deferred)
 	if (!flow)
 		return;
 
-	ASSERT_OVSL();
-
 	if (flow->mask) {
 		struct sw_flow_mask *mask = flow->mask;
 
+		/* ovs-lock is required to protect mask-refcount and
+		 * mask list. */
+		ASSERT_OVSL();
 		BUG_ON(!mask->ref_count);
 		mask->ref_count--;
 
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