linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net/x25: Add missing x25_neigh

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Date:	Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:31:12 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	julia@...u.dk
Cc:	eis@...y.hanse.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/x25: Add missing x25_neigh_put

From: Julia Lawall <julia@...u.dk>
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 22:07:04 +0100 (CET)

> The function x25_get_neigh increments a reference count.  At the point of
> the second goto out, the result of calling x25_get_neigh is only stored in
> a local variable, and thus no one outside the function will be able to
> decrease the reference count.  Thus, x25_neigh_put should be called before
> the return in this case.

Patch applied, thanks.
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