netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] l3mdev: Improve use with main table

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Date:   Thu, 13 Apr 2017 13:48:03 +0100
From:   Robert Shearman <rshearma@...cade.com>
To:     David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/3] l3mdev: Improve use with main table

On 12/04/17 17:51, David Ahern wrote:
> On 4/10/17 8:21 AM, Robert Shearman wrote:
>> Attempting to create a TCP socket not bound to a VRF device when a TCP
>> socket bound to a VRF device with the same port exists (and vice
>> versa) fails with EADDRINUSE. This limits the ability to use programs
>> in selected mixed VRF/non-VRF contexts.
>>
>> This patch series solves the problem by extending the l3mdev be aware
>> of the special semantics of the main table and fixing issues arising
>> from the split local/main tables. A VRF master device created linking
>> to the main table and used for these programs in the same way as those
>> created for VRF tables can.
>>
>> Robert Shearman (3):
>>   ipv6: Fix route handling when using l3mdev set to main table
>>   ipv4: Fix route handling when using l3mdev set to main table
>>   l3mdev: Fix lookup in local table when using main table
>>
>>  net/ipv4/af_inet.c      |  4 +++-
>>  net/ipv4/fib_frontend.c | 14 +++++++++-----
>>  net/ipv4/raw.c          |  5 ++++-
>>  net/ipv6/addrconf.c     | 12 +++++++++---
>>  net/ipv6/route.c        | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
>>  net/l3mdev/l3mdev.c     | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++------
>>  6 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>>
>
> the patches look ok to me, but in testing them I see I refcnt problem.
> simple reproducer:
>
> ip li add red type vrf table 254
> ip link set dev eth1 vrf red
> ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev red
> ip link set dev eth1 up
> ip li set red up
> ping -c1 -w1 -I red 127.0.0.1
> ip li del red
> --> hangs with 'uregister_netdevice: waiting for red to become free.'

Right, I've reproduced the same and it occurs even without using the 
main table and I believe it has been introduced within the last week.

I'll bisect to find out the cause.

Thanks for reviewing and testing,
Rob