netfilter: nf_conntrack: use SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU and get rid of call_rcu()

Use "hlist_nulls" infrastructure we added in 2.6.29 for RCUification of UDP & TCP.

This permits an easy conversion from call_rcu() based hash lists to a
SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU one.

Avoiding call_rcu() delay at nf_conn freeing time has numerous gains.

First, it doesnt fill RCU queues (up to 10000 elements per cpu).
This reduces OOM possibility, if queued elements are not taken into account
This reduces latency problems when RCU queue size hits hilimit and triggers
emergency mode.

- It allows fast reuse of just freed elements, permitting better use of
CPU cache.

- We delete rcu_head from "struct nf_conn", shrinking size of this structure
by 8 or 16 bytes.

This patch only takes care of "struct nf_conn".
call_rcu() is still used for less critical conntrack parts, that may
be converted later if necessary.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <[e-mail]>
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <[e-mail]>

include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h

···
 #include <net/netfilter/ipv4/nf_conntrack_ipv4.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/ipv6/nf_conntrack_ipv6.h>
 
-struct nf_conn
-{
+struct nf_conn {
 	/* Usage count in here is 1 for hash table/destruct timer, 1 per skb,
            plus 1 for any connection(s) we are `master' for */
 	struct nf_conntrack ct_general;
···
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	struct net *ct_net;
 #endif
-	struct rcu_head rcu;
 };
 
 static inline struct nf_conn *
···
 extern int nf_ct_l3proto_try_module_get(unsigned short l3proto);
 extern void nf_ct_l3proto_module_put(unsigned short l3proto);
 
-extern struct hlist_head *nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(unsigned int *sizep, int *vmalloced);
-extern void nf_ct_free_hashtable(struct hlist_head *hash, int vmalloced,
-				 unsigned int size);
+/*
+ * Allocate a hashtable of hlist_head (if nulls == 0),
+ * or hlist_nulls_head (if nulls == 1)
+ */
+extern void *nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(unsigned int *sizep, int *vmalloced, int nulls);
+
+extern void nf_ct_free_hashtable(void *hash, int vmalloced, unsigned int size);
 
 extern struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *
 __nf_conntrack_find(struct net *net, const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple);

include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h

···
 
 #include <linux/netfilter/x_tables.h>
 #include <linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple_common.h>
+#include <linux/list_nulls.h>
 
 /* A `tuple' is a structure containing the information to uniquely
   identify a connection.  ie. if two packets have the same tuple, they
···
 	((enum ip_conntrack_dir)(h)->tuple.dst.dir)
 
 /* Connections have two entries in the hash table: one for each way */
-struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash
-{
-	struct hlist_node hnode;
+struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash {
+	struct hlist_nulls_node hnnode;
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple tuple;
 };
 

include/net/netns/conntrack.h

···
 #define __NETNS_CONNTRACK_H
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/list_nulls.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 
 struct ctl_table_header;
···
 struct netns_ct {
 	atomic_t		count;
 	unsigned int		expect_count;
-	struct hlist_head	*hash;
+	struct hlist_nulls_head	*hash;
 	struct hlist_head	*expect_hash;
-	struct hlist_head	unconfirmed;
+	struct hlist_nulls_head	unconfirmed;
 	struct ip_conntrack_stat *stat;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS
 	struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;

net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto_ipv4_compat.c

···
 	unsigned int bucket;
 };
 
-static struct hlist_node *ct_get_first(struct seq_file *seq)
+static struct hlist_nulls_node *ct_get_first(struct seq_file *seq)
 {
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	struct ct_iter_state *st = seq->private;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 
 	for (st->bucket = 0;
 	     st->bucket < nf_conntrack_htable_size;
 	     st->bucket++) {
 		n = rcu_dereference(net->ct.hash[st->bucket].first);
-		if (n)
+		if (!is_a_nulls(n))
 			return n;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct hlist_node *ct_get_next(struct seq_file *seq,
-				      struct hlist_node *head)
+static struct hlist_nulls_node *ct_get_next(struct seq_file *seq,
+				      struct hlist_nulls_node *head)
 {
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	struct ct_iter_state *st = seq->private;
 
 	head = rcu_dereference(head->next);
-	while (head == NULL) {
-		if (++st->bucket >= nf_conntrack_htable_size)
-			return NULL;
+	while (is_a_nulls(head)) {
+		if (likely(get_nulls_value(head) == st->bucket)) {
+			if (++st->bucket >= nf_conntrack_htable_size)
+				return NULL;
+		}
 		head = rcu_dereference(net->ct.hash[st->bucket].first);
 	}
 	return head;
 }
 
-static struct hlist_node *ct_get_idx(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t pos)
+static struct hlist_nulls_node *ct_get_idx(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct hlist_node *head = ct_get_first(seq);
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *head = ct_get_first(seq);
 
 	if (head)
 		while (pos && (head = ct_get_next(seq, head)))
···
 
 static int ct_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 {
-	const struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *hash = v;
-	const struct nf_conn *ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(hash);
+	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *hash = v;
+	struct nf_conn *ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(hash);
 	const struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *l3proto;
 	const struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(ct);
+	if (unlikely(!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use)))
+		return 0;
+
 
 	/* we only want to print DIR_ORIGINAL */
 	if (NF_CT_DIRECTION(hash))
-		return 0;
+		goto release;
 	if (nf_ct_l3num(ct) != AF_INET)
-		return 0;
+		goto release;
 
 	l3proto = __nf_ct_l3proto_find(nf_ct_l3num(ct));
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(l3proto);
 	l4proto = __nf_ct_l4proto_find(nf_ct_l3num(ct), nf_ct_protonum(ct));
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(l4proto);
 
+	ret = -ENOSPC;
 	if (seq_printf(s, "%-8s %u %ld ",
 		      l4proto->name, nf_ct_protonum(ct),
 		      timer_pending(&ct->timeout)
 		      ? (long)(ct->timeout.expires - jiffies)/HZ : 0) != 0)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (l4proto->print_conntrack && l4proto->print_conntrack(s, ct))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (print_tuple(s, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple,
 			l3proto, l4proto))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (seq_print_acct(s, ct, IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (!(test_bit(IPS_SEEN_REPLY_BIT, &ct->status)))
 		if (seq_printf(s, "[UNREPLIED] "))
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			goto release;
 
 	if (print_tuple(s, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple,
 			l3proto, l4proto))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (seq_print_acct(s, ct, IP_CT_DIR_REPLY))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (test_bit(IPS_ASSURED_BIT, &ct->status))
 		if (seq_printf(s, "[ASSURED] "))
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			goto release;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
 	if (seq_printf(s, "mark=%u ", ct->mark))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
 	if (seq_printf(s, "secmark=%u ", ct->secmark))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 #endif
 
 	if (seq_printf(s, "use=%u\n", atomic_read(&ct->ct_general.use)))
-		return -ENOSPC;
-
-	return 0;
+		goto release;
+	ret = 0;
+release:
+	nf_ct_put(ct);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct seq_operations ct_seq_ops = {

net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c

···
 static int __net_init nf_nat_net_init(struct net *net)
 {
 	net->ipv4.nat_bysource = nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(&nf_nat_htable_size,
-						      &net->ipv4.nat_vmalloced);
+						      &net->ipv4.nat_vmalloced, 0);
 	if (!net->ipv4.nat_bysource)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	return 0;

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.c

···
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/rculist_nulls.h>
 
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_l3proto.h>
···
 clean_from_lists(struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
 	pr_debug("clean_from_lists(%p)\n", ct);
-	hlist_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnode);
-	hlist_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].hnode);
+	hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
+	hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].hnnode);
 
 	/* Destroy all pending expectations */
 	nf_ct_remove_expectations(ct);
···
 
 	/* We overload first tuple to link into unconfirmed list. */
 	if (!nf_ct_is_confirmed(ct)) {
-		BUG_ON(hlist_unhashed(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnode));
-		hlist_del(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnode);
+		BUG_ON(hlist_nulls_unhashed(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode));
+		hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
 	}
 
 	NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, delete);
···
 	nf_ct_put(ct);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Warning :
+ * - Caller must take a reference on returned object
+ *   and recheck nf_ct_tuple_equal(tuple, &h->tuple)
+ * OR
+ * - Caller must lock nf_conntrack_lock before calling this function
+ */
 struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *
 __nf_conntrack_find(struct net *net, const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple)
 {
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 	unsigned int hash = hash_conntrack(tuple);
 
 	/* Disable BHs the entire time since we normally need to disable them
 	 * at least once for the stats anyway.
 	 */
 	local_bh_disable();
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash], hnode) {
+begin:
+	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash], hnnode) {
 		if (nf_ct_tuple_equal(tuple, &h->tuple)) {
 			NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, found);
 			local_bh_enable();
···
 		}
 		NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, searched);
 	}
+	/*
+	 * if the nulls value we got at the end of this lookup is
+	 * not the expected one, we must restart lookup.
+	 * We probably met an item that was moved to another chain.
+	 */
+	if (get_nulls_value(n) != hash)
+		goto begin;
 	local_bh_enable();
 
 	return NULL;
···
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
+begin:
 	h = __nf_conntrack_find(net, tuple);
 	if (h) {
 		ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
 		if (unlikely(!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use)))
 			h = NULL;
+		else {
+			if (unlikely(!nf_ct_tuple_equal(tuple, &h->tuple))) {
+				nf_ct_put(ct);
+				goto begin;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
···
 {
 	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ct);
 
-	hlist_add_head_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnode,
+	hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode,
 			   &net->ct.hash[hash]);
-	hlist_add_head_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].hnode,
+	hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].hnnode,
 			   &net->ct.hash[repl_hash]);
 }
 
···
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
 	struct nf_conn_help *help;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 	enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
 	struct net *net;
 
···
 	/* See if there's one in the list already, including reverse:
 	   NAT could have grabbed it without realizing, since we're
 	   not in the hash.  If there is, we lost race. */
-	hlist_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash], hnode)
+	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash], hnnode)
 		if (nf_ct_tuple_equal(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple,
 				      &h->tuple))
 			goto out;
-	hlist_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[repl_hash], hnode)
+	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[repl_hash], hnnode)
 		if (nf_ct_tuple_equal(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple,
 				      &h->tuple))
 			goto out;
 
 	/* Remove from unconfirmed list */
-	hlist_del(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnode);
+	hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode);
 
 	__nf_conntrack_hash_insert(ct, hash, repl_hash);
 	/* Timer relative to confirmation time, not original
···
 {
 	struct net *net = nf_ct_net(ignored_conntrack);
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 	unsigned int hash = hash_conntrack(tuple);
 
 	/* Disable BHs the entire time since we need to disable them at
 	 * least once for the stats anyway.
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock_bh();
-	hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash], hnode) {
+	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash], hnnode) {
 		if (nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h) != ignored_conntrack &&
 		    nf_ct_tuple_equal(tuple, &h->tuple)) {
 			NF_CT_STAT_INC(net, found);
···
 	/* Use oldest entry, which is roughly LRU */
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
 	struct nf_conn *ct = NULL, *tmp;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 	unsigned int i, cnt = 0;
 	int dropped = 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	for (i = 0; i < nf_conntrack_htable_size; i++) {
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash],
-					 hnode) {
+		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &net->ct.hash[hash],
+					 hnnode) {
 			tmp = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
 			if (!test_bit(IPS_ASSURED_BIT, &tmp->status))
 				ct = tmp;
···
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_NS
 	ct->ct_net = net;
 #endif
-	INIT_RCU_HEAD(&ct->rcu);
 
 	return ct;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_alloc);
-
-static void nf_conntrack_free_rcu(struct rcu_head *head)
-{
-	struct nf_conn *ct = container_of(head, struct nf_conn, rcu);
-
-	nf_ct_ext_free(ct);
-	kmem_cache_free(nf_conntrack_cachep, ct);
-}
 
 void nf_conntrack_free(struct nf_conn *ct)
 {
···
 
 	nf_ct_ext_destroy(ct);
 	atomic_dec(&net->ct.count);
-	call_rcu(&ct->rcu, nf_conntrack_free_rcu);
+	nf_ct_ext_free(ct);
+	kmem_cache_free(nf_conntrack_cachep, ct);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_conntrack_free);
 
···
 	}
 
 	/* Overload tuple linked list to put us in unconfirmed list. */
-	hlist_add_head(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnode,
+	hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].hnnode,
 		       &net->ct.unconfirmed);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
···
 {
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
 	struct nf_conn *ct;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	for (; *bucket < nf_conntrack_htable_size; (*bucket)++) {
-		hlist_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[*bucket], hnode) {
+		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[*bucket], hnnode) {
 			ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
 			if (iter(ct, data))
 				goto found;
 		}
 	}
-	hlist_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.unconfirmed, hnode) {
+	hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.unconfirmed, hnnode) {
 		ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
 		if (iter(ct, data))
 			set_bit(IPS_DYING_BIT, &ct->status);
···
 	return 1;
 }
 
-void nf_ct_free_hashtable(struct hlist_head *hash, int vmalloced, unsigned int size)
+void nf_ct_free_hashtable(void *hash, int vmalloced, unsigned int size)
 {
 	if (vmalloced)
 		vfree(hash);
···
 	}
 }
 
-struct hlist_head *nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(unsigned int *sizep, int *vmalloced)
+void *nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(unsigned int *sizep, int *vmalloced, int nulls)
 {
-	struct hlist_head *hash;
-	unsigned int size, i;
+	struct hlist_nulls_head *hash;
+	unsigned int nr_slots, i;
+	size_t sz;
 
 	*vmalloced = 0;
 
-	size = *sizep = roundup(*sizep, PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct hlist_head));
-	hash = (void*)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL|__GFP_NOWARN,
-				       get_order(sizeof(struct hlist_head)
-						 * size));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct hlist_nulls_head) != sizeof(struct hlist_head));
+	nr_slots = *sizep = roundup(*sizep, PAGE_SIZE / sizeof(struct hlist_nulls_head));
+	sz = nr_slots * sizeof(struct hlist_nulls_head);
+	hash = (void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_ZERO,
+					get_order(sz));
 	if (!hash) {
 		*vmalloced = 1;
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc.\n");
-		hash = vmalloc(sizeof(struct hlist_head) * size);
+		hash = __vmalloc(sz, GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO, PAGE_KERNEL);
 	}
 
-	if (hash)
-		for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
-			INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&hash[i]);
+	if (hash && nulls)
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_slots; i++)
+			INIT_HLIST_NULLS_HEAD(&hash[i], i);
 
 	return hash;
 }
···
 	int i, bucket, vmalloced, old_vmalloced;
 	unsigned int hashsize, old_size;
 	int rnd;
-	struct hlist_head *hash, *old_hash;
+	struct hlist_nulls_head *hash, *old_hash;
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
 
 	/* On boot, we can set this without any fancy locking. */
···
 	if (!hashsize)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	hash = nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(&hashsize, &vmalloced);
+	hash = nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(&hashsize, &vmalloced, 1);
 	if (!hash)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
···
 	 */
 	spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < nf_conntrack_htable_size; i++) {
-		while (!hlist_empty(&init_net.ct.hash[i])) {
-			h = hlist_entry(init_net.ct.hash[i].first,
-					struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash, hnode);
-			hlist_del_rcu(&h->hnode);
+		while (!hlist_nulls_empty(&init_net.ct.hash[i])) {
+			h = hlist_nulls_entry(init_net.ct.hash[i].first,
+					struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash, hnnode);
+			hlist_nulls_del_rcu(&h->hnnode);
 			bucket = __hash_conntrack(&h->tuple, hashsize, rnd);
-			hlist_add_head_rcu(&h->hnode, &hash[bucket]);
+			hlist_nulls_add_head_rcu(&h->hnnode, &hash[bucket]);
 		}
 	}
 	old_size = nf_conntrack_htable_size;
···
 
 	nf_conntrack_cachep = kmem_cache_create("nf_conntrack",
 						sizeof(struct nf_conn),
-						0, 0, NULL);
+						0, SLAB_DESTROY_BY_RCU, NULL);
 	if (!nf_conntrack_cachep) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to create nf_conn slab cache\n");
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
···
 	int ret;
 
 	atomic_set(&net->ct.count, 0);
-	INIT_HLIST_HEAD(&net->ct.unconfirmed);
+	INIT_HLIST_NULLS_HEAD(&net->ct.unconfirmed, 0);
 	net->ct.stat = alloc_percpu(struct ip_conntrack_stat);
 	if (!net->ct.stat) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
···
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_ecache;
 	net->ct.hash = nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(&nf_conntrack_htable_size,
-						  &net->ct.hash_vmalloc);
+					     &net->ct.hash_vmalloc, 1);
 	if (!net->ct.hash) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Unable to create nf_conntrack_hash\n");

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c

···
 
 	net->ct.expect_count = 0;
 	net->ct.expect_hash = nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(&nf_ct_expect_hsize,
-						  &net->ct.expect_vmalloc);
+						  &net->ct.expect_vmalloc, 0);
 	if (net->ct.expect_hash == NULL)
 		goto err1;
 

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c

···
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
 	struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp;
 	const struct hlist_node *n, *next;
+	const struct hlist_nulls_node *nn;
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	/* Get rid of expectations */
···
 	}
 
 	/* Get rid of expecteds, set helpers to NULL. */
-	hlist_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.unconfirmed, hnode)
+	hlist_for_each_entry(h, nn, &net->ct.unconfirmed, hnnode)
 		unhelp(h, me);
 	for (i = 0; i < nf_conntrack_htable_size; i++) {
-		hlist_for_each_entry(h, n, &net->ct.hash[i], hnode)
+		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry(h, nn, &net->ct.hash[i], hnnode)
 			unhelp(h, me);
 	}
 }
···
 
 	nf_ct_helper_hsize = 1; /* gets rounded up to use one page */
 	nf_ct_helper_hash = nf_ct_alloc_hashtable(&nf_ct_helper_hsize,
-						  &nf_ct_helper_vmalloc);
+						  &nf_ct_helper_vmalloc, 0);
 	if (!nf_ct_helper_hash)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c

···
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
+#include <linux/rculist_nulls.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
···
 {
 	struct nf_conn *ct, *last;
 	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *h;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 	struct nfgenmsg *nfmsg = NLMSG_DATA(cb->nlh);
 	u_int8_t l3proto = nfmsg->nfgen_family;
 
···
 	last = (struct nf_conn *)cb->args[1];
 	for (; cb->args[0] < nf_conntrack_htable_size; cb->args[0]++) {
 restart:
-		hlist_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &init_net.ct.hash[cb->args[0]],
-					 hnode) {
+		hlist_nulls_for_each_entry_rcu(h, n, &init_net.ct.hash[cb->args[0]],
+					 hnnode) {
 			if (NF_CT_DIRECTION(h) != IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL)
 				continue;
 			ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(h);
+			if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use))
+				continue;
 			/* Dump entries of a given L3 protocol number.
 			 * If it is not specified, ie. l3proto == 0,
 			 * then dump everything. */
 			if (l3proto && nf_ct_l3num(ct) != l3proto)
-				continue;
+				goto releasect;
 			if (cb->args[1]) {
 				if (ct != last)
-					continue;
+					goto releasect;
 				cb->args[1] = 0;
 			}
 			if (ctnetlink_fill_info(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
 						cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
 						IPCTNL_MSG_CT_NEW,
 						1, ct) < 0) {
-				if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use))
-					continue;
 				cb->args[1] = (unsigned long)ct;
 				goto out;
 			}
···
 				if (acct)
 					memset(acct, 0, sizeof(struct nf_conn_counter[IP_CT_DIR_MAX]));
 			}
+releasect:
+		nf_ct_put(ct);
 		}
 		if (cb->args[1]) {
 			cb->args[1] = 0;
···
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto err2;
 
-		master_h = __nf_conntrack_find(&init_net, &master);
+		master_h = nf_conntrack_find_get(&init_net, &master);
 		if (master_h == NULL) {
 			err = -ENOENT;
 			goto err2;
 		}
 		master_ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(master_h);
-		nf_conntrack_get(&master_ct->ct_general);
 		__set_bit(IPS_EXPECTED_BIT, &ct->status);
 		ct->master = master_ct;
 	}

net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_standalone.c

···
 	unsigned int bucket;
 };
 
-static struct hlist_node *ct_get_first(struct seq_file *seq)
+static struct hlist_nulls_node *ct_get_first(struct seq_file *seq)
 {
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	struct ct_iter_state *st = seq->private;
-	struct hlist_node *n;
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *n;
 
 	for (st->bucket = 0;
 	     st->bucket < nf_conntrack_htable_size;
 	     st->bucket++) {
 		n = rcu_dereference(net->ct.hash[st->bucket].first);
-		if (n)
+		if (!is_a_nulls(n))
 			return n;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct hlist_node *ct_get_next(struct seq_file *seq,
-				      struct hlist_node *head)
+static struct hlist_nulls_node *ct_get_next(struct seq_file *seq,
+				      struct hlist_nulls_node *head)
 {
 	struct net *net = seq_file_net(seq);
 	struct ct_iter_state *st = seq->private;
 
 	head = rcu_dereference(head->next);
-	while (head == NULL) {
-		if (++st->bucket >= nf_conntrack_htable_size)
-			return NULL;
+	while (is_a_nulls(head)) {
+		if (likely(get_nulls_value(head) == st->bucket)) {
+			if (++st->bucket >= nf_conntrack_htable_size)
+				return NULL;
+		}
 		head = rcu_dereference(net->ct.hash[st->bucket].first);
 	}
 	return head;
 }
 
-static struct hlist_node *ct_get_idx(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t pos)
+static struct hlist_nulls_node *ct_get_idx(struct seq_file *seq, loff_t pos)
 {
-	struct hlist_node *head = ct_get_first(seq);
+	struct hlist_nulls_node *head = ct_get_first(seq);
 
 	if (head)
 		while (pos && (head = ct_get_next(seq, head)))
···
 /* return 0 on success, 1 in case of error */
 static int ct_seq_show(struct seq_file *s, void *v)
 {
-	const struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *hash = v;
-	const struct nf_conn *ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(hash);
+	struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *hash = v;
+	struct nf_conn *ct = nf_ct_tuplehash_to_ctrack(hash);
 	const struct nf_conntrack_l3proto *l3proto;
 	const struct nf_conntrack_l4proto *l4proto;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(ct);
+	if (unlikely(!atomic_inc_not_zero(&ct->ct_general.use)))
+		return 0;
 
 	/* we only want to print DIR_ORIGINAL */
 	if (NF_CT_DIRECTION(hash))
-		return 0;
+		goto release;
 
 	l3proto = __nf_ct_l3proto_find(nf_ct_l3num(ct));
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(l3proto);
 	l4proto = __nf_ct_l4proto_find(nf_ct_l3num(ct), nf_ct_protonum(ct));
 	NF_CT_ASSERT(l4proto);
 
+	ret = -ENOSPC;
 	if (seq_printf(s, "%-8s %u %-8s %u %ld ",
 		       l3proto->name, nf_ct_l3num(ct),
 		       l4proto->name, nf_ct_protonum(ct),
 		       timer_pending(&ct->timeout)
 		       ? (long)(ct->timeout.expires - jiffies)/HZ : 0) != 0)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (l4proto->print_conntrack && l4proto->print_conntrack(s, ct))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (print_tuple(s, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL].tuple,
 			l3proto, l4proto))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (seq_print_acct(s, ct, IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (!(test_bit(IPS_SEEN_REPLY_BIT, &ct->status)))
 		if (seq_printf(s, "[UNREPLIED] "))
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			goto release;
 
 	if (print_tuple(s, &ct->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple,
 			l3proto, l4proto))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (seq_print_acct(s, ct, IP_CT_DIR_REPLY))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
 	if (test_bit(IPS_ASSURED_BIT, &ct->status))
 		if (seq_printf(s, "[ASSURED] "))
-			return -ENOSPC;
+			goto release;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK)
 	if (seq_printf(s, "mark=%u ", ct->mark))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_SECMARK
 	if (seq_printf(s, "secmark=%u ", ct->secmark))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 #endif
 
 	if (seq_printf(s, "use=%u\n", atomic_read(&ct->ct_general.use)))
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		goto release;
 
+	ret = 0;
+release:
+	nf_ct_put(ct);
 	return 0;
 }
 

net/netfilter/xt_connlimit.c

···
 	const struct nf_conntrack_tuple_hash *found;
 	struct xt_connlimit_conn *conn;
 	struct xt_connlimit_conn *tmp;
-	const struct nf_conn *found_ct;
+	struct nf_conn *found_ct;
 	struct list_head *hash;
 	bool addit = true;
 	int matches = 0;
···
 
 	/* check the saved connections */
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(conn, tmp, hash, list) {
-		found    = __nf_conntrack_find(&init_net, &conn->tuple);
+		found    = nf_conntrack_find_get(&init_net, &conn->tuple);
 		found_ct = NULL;
 
 		if (found != NULL)
···
 			 * we do not care about connections which are
 			 * closed already -> ditch it
 			 */
+			nf_ct_put(found_ct);
 			list_del(&conn->list);
 			kfree(conn);
 			continue;
···
 		    match->family))
 			/* same source network -> be counted! */
 			++matches;
+		nf_ct_put(found_ct);
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_unlock();