netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/bridge: Add missing in6_dev_put in br_validate

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jul 2015 13:19:53 +0200
From:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:	Julien Grall <julien.grall@...rix.com>
Cc:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>, stephen@...workplumber.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bernhard Thaler <bernhard.thaler@...et.at>,
	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
	ian.campbell@...rix.com, wei.liu2@...rix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/bridge: Add missing in6_dev_put in br_validate_ipv6

Julien Grall <julien.grall@...rix.com> wrote:
> On 03/07/15 21:42, Florian Westphal wrote:
> > I think it makes more sense to use __in6_dev_get() instead which doesn't
> > take a reference.
> 
> __in6_dev_get requires to hold rcu_read_lock or RTNL. My knowledge on
> this code is very limited. Are we sure that one this lock is hold? At
> first glance, I wasn't able to find one.

All netfilter hooks are rcu_read_locked via nf_hook_slow().

BTW, netfilter patches should be sent to netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org.
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