linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tipc: call tipc_rcv() only if bearer is up in tipc_udp

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2017 20:16:20 +0200
From:   Tommi Rantala <tommi.t.rantala@...ia.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     jon.maloy@...csson.com, ying.xue@...driver.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tipc: call tipc_rcv() only if bearer is up in
 tipc_udp_recv()

On 28.11.2017 16:58, David Miller wrote:
> From: Tommi Rantala <tommi.t.rantala@...ia.com>
> Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2017 14:53:15 +0200
> 
>> -
>> -	if (unlikely(msg_user(hdr) == LINK_CONFIG)) {
>> -		err = tipc_udp_rcast_disc(b, skb);
>> -		if (err)
>> -			goto rcu_out;
>> +	} else {
>> +		if (unlikely(b && msg_user(hdr) == LINK_CONFIG))
>> +			tipc_udp_rcast_disc(b, skb);
>> +		kfree_skb(skb);
>>   	}
> 
> Either put the 'err' propagation back or clearly explain in your
> commit log message why this part of the change if absolutely essential
> for this bug fix.
> 
> Thank you.
> 

Thanks for the feedback. I'll post patch v2 soon.

-Tommi