netdev - Re: [PATCH] xfrm: Refcount destination entry on xfrm

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Date:	Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:56:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	timo.teras@....fi
Cc:	steffen.klassert@...unet.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xfrm: Refcount destination entry on xfrm_lookup

From: Timo Teräs <timo.teras@....fi>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:03:23 +0200

> On 03/16/2011 09:12 AM, Steffen Klassert wrote:
>> We return a destination entry without refcount if a socket
>> policy is found in xfrm_lookup. This triggers a warning on
>> a negative refcount when freeeing this dst entry. So take
>> a refcount in this case to fix it.
>> 
>> This refcount was forgotten when xfrm changed to cache bundles
>> instead of policies for outgoing flows.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Timo Teräs <timo.teras@....fi>
> 
> Ok. This is one of the corner cases I did not test: having socket policy
> something else than no action. I just didn't have the application ready
> for it. Sorry about the bug. And good catch Steffen.

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks!
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