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Fix a deadlock happening if !NET_MPSAFE
If NET_MPSAFE isn't set, key_timehandler_work is executed with holding
softnet_lock. This means that localcount_drain can be called with holding
softnet_lock resulting in a deadlock that localcount_drain waits for packet
processing to release a reference to SP/SA while network processing is prevented
by softnet_lock.
Fix the deadlock by not taking softnet_lock in key_timehandler_work. It's okay
because IPsec is MP-safe even if !NET_MPSAFE. Note that the change also needs
to enable pserialize_perform because the IPsec code can be run in parallel now.
Reported by christos@
If NET_MPSAFE isn't set, key_timehandler_work is executed with holding
softnet_lock. This means that localcount_drain can be called with holding
softnet_lock resulting in a deadlock that localcount_drain waits for packet
processing to release a reference to SP/SA while network processing is prevented
by softnet_lock.
Fix the deadlock by not taking softnet_lock in key_timehandler_work. It's okay
because IPsec is MP-safe even if !NET_MPSAFE. Note that the change also needs
to enable pserialize_perform because the IPsec code can be run in parallel now.
Reported by christos@