netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/bridge/br_if.c: fix possible use-after-free in port_carrier

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Date:	Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:23:42 +0300
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
Cc:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/bridge/br_if.c: fix possible use-after-free in port_carrier_check()

On 02/21, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:19:41 +0300
> > Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...sign.ru> wrote:
> > 
> > > +	p = container_of(work, struct net_bridge_port, carrier_check.work);
> > >  
> > >  	rtnl_lock();
> > > -	p = dev->br_port;
> > > -	if (!p)
> > > -		goto done;
> > >  	br = p->br;
> 
> It doesn't matter very much but I think this would look
> better after the first if check.

OK. I can re-send if this patch is otherwise correct.

Oleg.

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