netdev - Re: [PATCH] Fix infinite loop on dev_mc

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Date:	Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:51:48 -0500
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix infinite loop on dev_mc_unsync()

Sorry, forgot to CC David.

On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 10:11:35AM -0500, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:

While reviewing net/core/dev_mcast.c I found what I think is an 
infinite loop on dev_mc_unsync(). This fixes it. We make use of
this guy on mac80211 in ieee80211_stop(). This is untested.

Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...lab.rutgers.edu>

diff --git a/net/core/dev_mcast.c b/net/core/dev_mcast.c
index 15241cf..5373c03 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_mcast.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_mcast.c
@@ -168,8 +168,10 @@ void dev_mc_unsync(struct net_device *to, struct net_device *from)
 	da = from->mc_list;
 	while (da != NULL) {
 		next = da->next;
-		if (!da->da_synced)
+		if (!da->da_synced) {
+			da = next;
 			continue;
+		}
 		__dev_addr_delete(&to->mc_list, &to->mc_count,
 				  da->da_addr, da->da_addrlen, 0);
 		da->da_synced = 0;
-
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