netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] packet: avoid out of bounds read in round robin fanout

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Date:	Thu, 18 Jun 2015 04:08:59 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] packet: avoid out of bounds read in round robin
 fanout

On Wed, 2015-06-17 at 15:59 -0400, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> From: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
> 
> PACKET_FANOUT_LB computes f->rr_cur such that it is modulo
> f->num_members. It returns the old value unconditionally, but
> f->num_members may have changed since the last store. Ensure
> that the return value is always < num.
> 
> When modifying the logic, simplify it further by replacing the loop
> with an unconditional atomic increment.
> 
> Fixes: dc99f600698d ("packet: Add fanout support.")
> Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
> ---

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>


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