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tipc: eliminate message disordering during binding table update
We have seen the following race scenario: 1) named_distribute() builds a "bulk" message, containing a PUBLISH item for a certain publication. This is based on the contents of the binding tables's 'cluster_scope' list. 2) tipc_named_withdraw() removes the same publication from the list, bulds a WITHDRAW message and distributes it to all cluster nodes. 3) tipc_named_node_up(), which was calling named_distribute(), sends out the bulk message built under 1) 4) The WITHDRAW message arrives at the just detected node, finds no corresponding publication, and is dropped. 5) The PUBLISH item arrives at the same node, is added to its binding table, and remains there forever. This arrival disordering was earlier taken care of by the backlog queue, originally added for a different purpose, which was removed in the commit referred to below, but we now need a different solution. In this commit, we replace the rcu lock protecting the 'clus...
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