netns: Fail conspicously if someone uses net_generic at an inappropriate time.
[linux-2.6/linux-acpi-2.6/ibm-acpi-2.6.git] / include / net / netns / generic.h
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1 /*
2 * generic net pointers
3 */
5 #ifndef __NET_GENERIC_H__
6 #define __NET_GENERIC_H__
8 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
11 * Generic net pointers are to be used by modules to put some private
12 * stuff on the struct net without explicit struct net modification
14 * The rules are simple:
15 * 1. set pernet_operations->id. After register_pernet_device you
16 * will have the id of your private pointer.
17 * 2. set pernet_operations->size to have the code allocate and free
18 * a private structure pointed to from struct net.
19 * 3. do not change this pointer while the net is alive;
20 * 4. do not try to have any private reference on the net_generic object.
22 * After accomplishing all of the above, the private pointer can be
23 * accessed with the net_generic() call.
26 struct net_generic {
27 unsigned int len;
28 struct rcu_head rcu;
30 void *ptr[0];
33 static inline void *net_generic(const struct net *net, int id)
35 struct net_generic *ng;
36 void *ptr;
38 rcu_read_lock();
39 ng = rcu_dereference(net->gen);
40 BUG_ON(id == 0 || id > ng->len);
41 ptr = ng->ptr[id - 1];
42 rcu_read_unlock();
44 BUG_ON(!ptr);
45 return ptr;
47 #endif