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Don't read if_counters with if_addr_lock held
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Authored by rstone on Nov 11 2016, 5:41 PM.
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Summary

Calling into an ifnet implementation with the if_addr_lock already
held can cause a LOR and potentially a deadlock, as ifnet
implementations typically can take the if_addr_lock after their
own locks during configuration. Refactor a sysctl handler that
was violating this to read if_counter data in a temporary buffer
before the if_addr_lock is taken, and then copying the data
in its final location later, when the if_addr_lock is held.

PR: 194109
Reported by: Jean-Sebastien Pedron
MFC after: 2 weeks

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rstone retitled this revision from to Don't read if_counters with if_addr_lock held.
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This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 12 2016, 5:38 PM
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