netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] bridge: use br_port_get

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Date:	Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:46:58 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, vyasevic@...hat.com,
	Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] bridge: use br_port_get_rtnl within rtnl
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On Sat, 2013-09-14 at 22:42 +0800, Hong Zhiguo wrote:
> From: Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
> 
> current br_port_get_rcu is problematic in bridging path
> (NULL deref). Change these calls in netlink path first.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
> ---
>  net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 4 ++--
>  net/bridge/br_private.h | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

This is not net-next patch, but suitable for net tree, as the following
one fixes a potential panic.


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