netdev - Re: [PATCH 2.6.20-rc5] IPV6: skb is unexpectedly freed.

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Message-Id: <20070123.204008.59666972.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 23 Jan 2007 20:40:08 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org
Cc:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, nakagawa.msy@...s.nec.co.jp,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mhuth@...sta.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.20-rc5] IPV6: skb is unexpectedly freed.

From: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:37:25 +0900 (JST)

> In article <E1H9ZnX-0001z5-00@...dolin.me.apana.org.au> (at Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:31:47 +1100), Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> says:
> 
> > Masayuki Nakagawa <nakagawa.msy@...s.nec.co.jp> wrote:
> > > 
> > > I suggest to use kfree_skb() instead of __kfree_skb().
> > 
> > I agree.  In fact please do it for all paths in that function, i.e.,
> > just change __kfree_skb to kfree_skb rather than adding a special case
> > for this path.
> 
> I do think so, too.

So do I, but initially I want to push his basic patch in
so that I can push the same exact thing into -stable to
fix this bug.

So if you make the subsequent change, please make it relative
to the original patch.

Thank you.
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