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authorWei Wang <[email protected]>2017-06-17 10:42:31 -0700
committerDavid S. Miller <[email protected]>2017-06-17 22:54:00 -0400
commit9df16efadd2a8a82731dc76ff656c771e261827f (patch)
treee43af92481dcf7517e8c7e086cfccecbc6bd0792 /tools/perf/scripts/python
parent95c47f9cf5e028d1ae77dc6c767c1edc8a18025b (diff)
ipv4: call dst_hold_safe() properly
This patch checks all the calls to dst_hold()/skb_dst_force()/dst_clone()/dst_use() to see if dst_hold_safe() is needed to avoid double free issue if dst gc is removed and dst_release() directly destroys dst when dst->__refcnt drops to 0. In tx path, TCP hold sk->sk_rx_dst ref count and also hold sock_lock(). UDP and other similar protocols always hold refcount for skb->_skb_refdst. So both paths seem to be safe. In rx path, as it is lockless and skb_dst_set_noref() is likely to be used, dst_hold_safe() should always be used when trying to hold dst. In the routing code, if dst is held during an rcu protected session, it is necessary to call dst_hold_safe() as the current dst might be in its rcu grace period. Signed-off-by: Wei Wang <[email protected]> Acked-by: Martin KaFai Lau <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]>
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