linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.13 058/212] batman-adv: fix reference counting imbalance while sending fragment

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jun 2014 14:42:32 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Martin Hundebøll <martin@...deboll.net>,
	Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>,
	Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.13 058/212] batman-adv: fix reference counting imbalance while sending fragment

3.13.11.4 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>

[ Upstream commit be181015a189cd141398b761ba4e79d33fe69949 ]

In the new fragmentation code the batadv_frag_send_packet()
function obtains a reference to the primary_if, but it does
not release it upon return.

This reference imbalance prevents the primary_if (and then
the related netdevice) to be properly released on shut down.

Fix this by releasing the primary_if in batadv_frag_send_packet().

Introduced by ee75ed88879af88558818a5c6609d85f60ff0df4
("batman-adv: Fragment and send skbs larger than mtu")

Cc: Martin Hundebøll <martin@...deboll.net>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>
Acked-by: Martin Hundebøll <martin@...deboll.net>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index 6ddb614..a674034 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -420,12 +420,13 @@ bool batadv_frag_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			     struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
 {
 	struct batadv_priv *bat_priv;
-	struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if;
+	struct batadv_hard_iface *primary_if = NULL;
 	struct batadv_frag_packet frag_header;
 	struct sk_buff *skb_fragment;
 	unsigned mtu = neigh_node->if_incoming->net_dev->mtu;
 	unsigned header_size = sizeof(frag_header);
 	unsigned max_fragment_size, max_packet_size;
+	bool ret = false;
 
 	/* To avoid merge and refragmentation at next-hops we never send
 	 * fragments larger than BATADV_FRAG_MAX_FRAG_SIZE
@@ -485,7 +486,11 @@ bool batadv_frag_send_packet(struct sk_buff *skb,
 			   skb->len + ETH_HLEN);
 	batadv_send_skb_packet(skb, neigh_node->if_incoming, neigh_node->addr);
 
-	return true;
+	ret = true;
+
 out_err:
-	return false;
+	if (primary_if)
+		batadv_hardif_free_ref(primary_if);
+
+	return ret;
 }
-- 
1.9.1

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