netdev - Re: [PATCH stable 3.9+] can: add destructor for self generated skbs

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Date:	Thu, 30 Jan 2014 10:24:08 +0100
From:	Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
To:	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Andre Naujoks <nautsch2@...il.com>,
	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-can@...r.kernel.org" <linux-can@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH stable 3.9+] can: add destructor for self generated skbs

On 01/30/2014 10:11 AM, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> Self generated skbuffs in net/can/bcm.c are setting a skb->sk reference but
> no explicit destructor which is enforced since Linux 3.11 with commit
> 376c7311bdb6 (net: add a temporary sanity check in skb_orphan()).
> 
> This patch adds some helper functions to make sure that a destructor is
> properly defined when a sock reference is assigned to a CAN related skb.
> To create an unshared skb owned by the original sock a common helper function
> has been introduced to replace open coded functions to create CAN echo skbs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>
> Tested-by: Andre Naujoks <nautsch2@...il.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> The patch applies properly down to Linux 3.9. For older kernels the include
> file include/linux/can/skb.h would need to be created.

Should I add stable on Cc when applying this patch?

Marc

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