netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv4: fix refcount leak in fib_check

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Message-Id: <20150816.221453.687679180841395897.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 16 Aug 2015 22:14:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	dsa@...ulusnetworks.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv4: fix refcount leak in fib_check_nh()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2015 10:54:07 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> fib_lookup() forces FIB_LOOKUP_NOREF flag, while fib_table_lookup()
> does not.
> 
> This patch solves the typical message at reboot time or device
> dismantle :
> 
> unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become free. Usage count = 4
> 
> Fixes: 3bfd847203c6 ("net: Use passed in table for nexthop lookups")
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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