Merge commit 'v2.6.38-rc5' into core/locking

Merge reason: pick up upstream fixes.

Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 9b3ca103135f..f616cefc95ba 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ static void handle_tx(struct vhost_net *net)
         size_t hdr_size;
         struct socket *sock;
 
-        /* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker?
-         * Not sure it's worth it, it's straight-forward enough. */
+        /* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
         sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
         if (!sock)
                 return;
@@ -306,7 +305,8 @@ static void handle_rx_big(struct vhost_net *net)
         size_t len, total_len = 0;
         int err;
         size_t hdr_size;
-        struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference(vq->private_data);
+        /* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
+        struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
         if (!sock || skb_queue_empty(&sock->sk->sk_receive_queue))
                 return;
 
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ static void handle_rx_mergeable(struct vhost_net *net)
         int err, headcount;
         size_t vhost_hlen, sock_hlen;
         size_t vhost_len, sock_len;
-        struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference(vq->private_data);
+        /* TODO: check that we are running from vhost_worker? */
+        struct socket *sock = rcu_dereference_check(vq->private_data, 1);
         if (!sock || skb_queue_empty(&sock->sk->sk_receive_queue))
                 return;