netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/core: Fix crash in dev_mc_sync()/dev_mc

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Date:	Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:48:28 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] net/core: Fix crash in dev_mc_sync()/dev_mc_unsync()

Benjamin Thery wrote:
> From: benjamin.thery@...l.net
> Subject: net/core: Fix crash in dev_mc_sync()/dev_mc_unsync()
> 
> This patch fixes a crash that may occur when the routine dev_mc_sync()
> deletes an address from the list it is currently going through. It 
> saves the pointer to the next element before deleting the current one.
> The problem may also exist in dev_mc_unsync().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Thery <benjamin.thery@...l.net>

Looks good, thanks Benjamin.

Acked-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>

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