netdev - Re: Warning in net/ipv4/af

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Date:	Sat, 29 May 2010 00:21:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	anton@...ba.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Warning in net/ipv4/af_inet.c:154

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 12:12:56 +0200

> [PATCH] net: fix sk_forward_alloc corruptions
> 
> As David found out, sock_queue_err_skb() should be called with socket
> lock hold, or we risk sk_forward_alloc corruption, since we use non
> atomic operations to update this field.
> 
> This patch adds bh_lock_sock()/bh_unlock_sock() pair to three spots.
> (BH already disabled)
> 
> 1) skb_tstamp_tx() 
> 2) Before calling ip_icmp_error(), in __udp4_lib_err() 
> 3) Before calling ipv6_icmp_error(), in __udp6_lib_err()
> 
> Reported-by: Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

This wasn't the direct cause of Anton's problems but is
a serious legitimate bug.

So, applied, thanks!
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