netdev - Re: [PATCH] packet: fix dev refcnt leak when bind fail

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Date:	Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:15:47 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	weiyj.lk@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] packet: fix dev refcnt leak when bind fail

From: Wei Yongjun <weiyj.lk@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:02:59 +0800

> From: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>
> 
> If bind is fail such as bind is called after set PACKET_FANOUT
> sock option, the dev refcnt will leak.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>

The device pointer is stored in ->prot_hook.dev

Therefore, it will be released at the latest in packet_release() or
earlier if another bind() attempt is done on the socket.

There is no leak here as far as I can see.
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