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ppp: remove rwlock usage
authorQingfang Deng <dqfext@gmail.com>
Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:25:47 +0000 (09:25 +0800)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 23:45:09 +0000 (16:45 -0700)
commitb8844aab519a154808dbce15a132f3e8f1c34af6
tree640131973583632213fa445718d0e145e8e98c74
parent60c481d4caa569001c708d4e9622d19650b6bedc
ppp: remove rwlock usage

In struct channel, the upl lock is implemented using rwlock_t,
protecting access to pch->ppp and pch->bridge.

As previously discussed on the list, using rwlock in the network fast
path is not recommended.
This patch replaces the rwlock with a spinlock for writers, and uses RCU
for readers.

- pch->ppp and pch->bridge are now declared as __rcu pointers.
- Readers use rcu_dereference_bh() under rcu_read_lock_bh().
- Writers use spin_lock() to update.

Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <dqfext@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250822012548.6232-1-dqfext@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c