netdev - [PATCH 10/20] batman-adv: Place kref_get for bla_backbone

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Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:56:10 +0200
From:   Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>
To:     davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org,
        Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>,
        Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>,
        Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>
Subject: [PATCH 10/20] batman-adv: Place kref_get for bla_backbone_gw near use

From: Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>

It is hard to understand why the refcnt is increased when it isn't done
near the actual place the new reference is used. So using kref_get right
before the place which requires the reference and in the same function
helps to avoid accidental problems caused by incorrect reference counting.

Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>
Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>
---
 net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index b0517a0..1db3c12 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -526,11 +526,9 @@ batadv_bla_get_backbone_gw(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv, u8 *orig,
 	atomic_set(&entry->wait_periods, 0);
 	ether_addr_copy(entry->orig, orig);
 	INIT_WORK(&entry->report_work, batadv_bla_loopdetect_report);
-
-	/* one for the hash, one for returning */
 	kref_init(&entry->refcount);
-	kref_get(&entry->refcount);
 
+	kref_get(&entry->refcount);
 	hash_added = batadv_hash_add(bat_priv->bla.backbone_hash,
 				     batadv_compare_backbone_gw,
 				     batadv_choose_backbone_gw, entry,
-- 
2.9.3