netdev - Re: [RFC] Move in6_dev_hold under CONFIG_IPV6

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Date:	Thu, 30 Aug 2012 10:28:32 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Marchand <david.marchand@...e.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Move in6_dev_hold under CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY

On Thu, 2012-08-30 at 18:52 +0200, David Marchand wrote:

> Mmm, ok.
> But if CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY is not selected, then I can't find where the associated in6_dev_put is done for this in6_dev_hold.
> Besides, __ipv6_regen_rndid is a "CONFIG_IPV6_PRIVACY-only" stuff.
> 

Okay.

Look at addrconf_ifdown(), line 2850

in6_dev_put(idev);

Will finally remove the last reference

With your patch, I guess there will be a reference problem, and possibly
call in6_dev_finish_destroy() too soon.

You are mistaken, because the reference taken in PRIVACY is at line 421,
right before calling ipv6_regen_rndid()

Look at following commit to have an idea of the underlying problem

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git;a=commit;h=144d56e91044181ec0ef67aeca91e9a8b5718348


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