netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] l2tp: fix l2tp_ip

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Date:	Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:31:51 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jchapman@...alix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] l2tp: fix l2tp_ip_sendmsg() route handling

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:27:09 +0200

> l2tp_ip_sendmsg() in non connected mode incorrectly calls
> sk_setup_caps(). Subsequent send() calls send data to wrong destination.
> 
> We can also avoid changing dst refcount in connected mode, using
> appropriate rcu locking. Once output route lookups can also be done
> under rcu, sendto() calls wont change dst refcounts too.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> CC: James Chapman <jchapman@...alix.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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