netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net/ipv6: fix metrics leak

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Date:   Mon, 30 Jul 2018 09:46:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     sd@...asysnail.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/ipv6: fix metrics leak

From: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 16:23:10 +0200

> Since commit d4ead6b34b67 ("net/ipv6: move metrics from dst to
> rt6_info"), ipv6 metrics are shared and refcounted. rt6_set_from()
> assigns the rt->from pointer and increases the refcount on from's
> metrics. This reference is never released.
> 
> Introduce the fib6_metrics_release() helper and use it to release the
> metrics.
> 
> Fixes: d4ead6b34b67 ("net/ipv6: move metrics from dst to rt6_info")
> Signed-off-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>

Looks good, applied, thanks.