net: sched: add helper function to take reference to Qdisc
Implement function to take reference to Qdisc that relies on rcu read lock
instead of rtnl mutex. Function only takes reference to Qdisc if reference
counter isn't zero. Intended to be used by unlocked cls API.
Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 091b40c..43b17f8 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@
refcount_inc(&qdisc->refcnt);
}
+/* Intended to be used by unlocked users, when concurrent qdisc release is
+ * possible.
+ */
+
+static inline struct Qdisc *qdisc_refcount_inc_nz(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
+{
+ if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_BUILTIN)
+ return qdisc;
+ if (refcount_inc_not_zero(&qdisc->refcnt))
+ return qdisc;
+ return NULL;
+}
+
static inline bool qdisc_is_running(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
{
if (qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_NOLOCK)
