netdev - Re: [PATCH net] mlxsw: spectrum_router: do not drop refcnt on fib rule

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Date:   Thu, 13 Jul 2017 23:33:58 +0300
From:   Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc:     jiri@...lanox.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] mlxsw: spectrum_router: do not drop refcnt on fib
 rule

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 01:46:15PM -0600, David Ahern wrote:
> On 7/13/17 1:11 PM, David Ahern wrote:
> > Since mlxsw is not doing a get on the rule to increase the ref count, it
> > should not be doing a put.
> 
> upon further review, mlxsw is doing a get on the rule
> 
> Problem remains, but this is not the right fix.

Remains where? It's not clear to me how you concluded mlxsw is at fault.
My setup is running net-next with the refcount patches and I didn't
observe this.

If current trace isn't enough to pinpoint the problem, can you try to
reproduce with a KASAN enabled kernel?