netdev - Re: [PATCH] xfrm: force a dst reference in __xfrm_route

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Message-Id: <20100602.022701.35807703.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:27:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xfrm: force a dst reference in __xfrm_route_forward()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:04:49 +0200

> Packets going through __xfrm_route_forward() have a not refcounted dst
> entry, since we enabled a noref forwarding path.
> 
> xfrm_lookup() might incorrectly release this dst entry.
> 
> It's a bit late to make invasive changes in xfrm_lookup(), so lets force
> a refcount in this path.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied, thanks for fixing this bug Eric.
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