I left SPX code itself alone: I do not use it and
last time I checked it it was very unreliable reliable
transport.
Thanks,
Petr Vandrovec
--- linux-2.5.27-c683/net/ipx/af_ipx.c.orig 2002-07-22 15:32:51.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.5.27-c683/net/ipx/af_ipx.c 2002-07-22 20:10:39.000000000 +0200
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@
static struct proto_ops ipx_dgram_ops;
static struct net_proto_family *spx_family_ops;
+static DECLARE_RWSEM(spx_family_ops_lock);
static ipx_route *ipx_routes;
static rwlock_t ipx_routes_lock = RW_LOCK_UNLOCKED;
@@ -1929,10 +1930,13 @@
* From this point on SPX sockets are handled
* by af_spx.c and the methods replaced.
*/
+ down_read(&spx_family_ops_lock);
if (spx_family_ops) {
ret = spx_family_ops->create(sock, protocol);
+ up_read(&spx_family_ops_lock);
goto decmod;
}
+ up_read(&spx_family_ops_lock);
/* Fall through if SPX is not loaded */
case SOCK_STREAM: /* Allow higher levels to piggyback */
default:
@@ -2463,20 +2467,27 @@
int ipx_register_spx(struct proto_ops **p, struct net_proto_family *spx)
{
- if (spx_family_ops)
- return -EBUSY;
- cli();
- MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;
- *p = &ipx_dgram_ops;
- spx_family_ops = spx;
- sti();
+ int err;
+
+ err = -EBUSY;
+ down_write(&spx_family_ops_lock);
+ if (!spx_family_ops) {
+ MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;
+ *p = &ipx_dgram_ops;
+ spx_family_ops = spx;
+ }
+ up_write(&spx_family_ops_lock);
return 0;
}
int ipx_unregister_spx(void)
{
- spx_family_ops = NULL;
- MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT;
+ down_write(&spx_family_ops_lock);
+ if (spx_family_ops) {
+ spx_family_ops = NULL;
+ MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT;
+ }
+ up_write(&spx_family_ops_lock);
return 0;
}
-
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