netdev - Re: [PATCH] set fake_rtable's dst to NULL to avoid kernel Oops.

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Message-ID: <20120418190450.GA30185@burratino>
Date:	Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:04:50 -0500
From:	Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@...il.com>
To:	"Peter Huang (Peng)" <peter.huangpeng@...wei.com>
Cc:	shemminger@...tta.com, "'David S. Miller'" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ctrix+debianbugs@...ynet.it,
	peter.huangpeng@...il.com, harry.majun@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] set fake_rtable's dst to NULL to avoid kernel Oops.

Hi,

Peter Huang (Peng) wrote:

> When bridge is deleted before tap/vif device's delete, kernel may
> encounter an oops because of NULL reference to fake_rtable's dst.
>
> Set fake_rtable's dst to NULL before sending packets out can solve
> this problem.
>
> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Huang <peter.huangpeng@...wei.com>
> ---
> include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h |    8 ++++++++
>  net/bridge/br_forward.c          |    1 +
>  net/bridge/br_netfilter.c        |    6 +-----
>  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

Massimo Cetra (cc-ed) tested the patch against a 3.2.y kernel and wrote[1]:

> The patch i applied yesterday to the debian kernel has been installed 
> and the kernel is not panic-ing anymore.
>
> I'll try to keep this bug up to date.

So it seems to work.  Dave, please consider queuing this for stable@
when the final patch is ready.

Thanks,
Jonathan

[1] http://bugs.debian.org/668511#37
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