netdev - [PATCH] netfilter: release skbuf when nlmsg put fail

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Date:	Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:50:32 +0800
From:	Houcheng Lin <houcheng@...il.com>
To:	pablo@...filter.org, kaber@...sh.net, kadlec@...ckhole.kfki.hu,
	davem@...emloft.net, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	coreteam@...filter.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] netfilter: release skbuf when nlmsg put fail

When system is under heavy loading, the __nfulnl_send() may may failed
to put nlmsg into skbuf of nfulnl_instance. If not clear the skbuff on failed,
the __nfulnl_send() will still try to put next nlmsg onto this half-full skbuf
and cause the user program can never receive packet.

This patch fix this issue by releasing skbuf immediately after nlmst put
failed.

Signed-off-by: Houcheng Lin <houcheng@...il.com>

---
 net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c |    3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
index a11c5ff..0cb9ede 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_log.c
@@ -358,10 +358,9 @@ __nfulnl_send(struct nfulnl_instance *inst)
     }
     status = nfnetlink_unicast(inst->skb, inst->net, inst->peer_portid,
                    MSG_DONTWAIT);
-
+out:
     inst->qlen = 0;
     inst->skb = NULL;
-out:
     return status;
 }

-- 
1.7.9.5
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