netdev - Re: [PATCH] sch_teql: should not dereference skb after ndo_start

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Date:	Mon, 18 May 2009 15:12:56 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dada1@...mosbay.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jussi.kivilinna@...et.fi
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sch_teql: should not dereference skb after
 ndo_start_xmit

From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2009 12:31:57 +0200

> [PATCH] sch_teql: should not dereference skb after ndo_start_xmit()
> 
> It is illegal to dereference a skb after a successful ndo_start_xmit()
> call. We must store skb length in a local variable instead.
> 
> Bug was introduced in 2.6.27 by commit 0abf77e55a2459aa9905be4b226e4729d5b4f0cb
> (net_sched: Add accessor function for packet length for qdiscs)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks!
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