netdev - [PATCH 1/2] dlci: acquire rtnl_lock before calling __dev_get_by

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Message-ID: <51CA9872.5050700@huawei.com>
Date:	Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:29:54 +0800
From:	Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] dlci: acquire rtnl_lock before calling __dev_get_by_name()

Otherwise the net device returned can be freed at anytime.

Signed-off-by: Li Zefan <lizefan@...wei.com>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
---
 drivers/net/wan/dlci.c | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c b/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
index 147614e..1f6e053 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
@@ -385,20 +385,24 @@ static int dlci_del(struct dlci_add *dlci)
 	struct net_device	*master, *slave;
 	int			err;
 
+	rtnl_lock();
+
 	/* validate slave device */
 	master = __dev_get_by_name(&init_net, dlci->devname);
-	if (!master)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!master) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (netif_running(master)) {
-		return -EBUSY;
+		err = -EBUSY;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	dlp = netdev_priv(master);
 	slave = dlp->slave;
 	flp = netdev_priv(slave);
 
-	rtnl_lock();
 	err = (*flp->deassoc)(slave, master);
 	if (!err) {
 		list_del(&dlp->list);
@@ -407,8 +411,8 @@ static int dlci_del(struct dlci_add *dlci)
 
 		dev_put(slave);
 	}
+out:
 	rtnl_unlock();
-
 	return err;
 }
 
-- 
1.8.0.2
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