netdev - Re: [patch net-next] net: sched: cls_matchall: fix null pointer dereference

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Date:   Mon, 22 May 2017 14:54:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com, colin.king@...onical.com, yotamg@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] net: sched: cls_matchall: fix null pointer
 dereference

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2017 16:46:13 +0200

> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Since the head is guaranteed by the check above to be null, the call_rcu
> would explode. Remove the previously logically dead code that was made
> logically very much alive and kicking.
> 
> Fixes: 985538eee06f ("net/sched: remove redundant null check on head")
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Ouch... that's kinda scary.

This fix is needed in the 'net' tree so that's where I have applied
it.

Thanks.