netdev - [PATCH 1/3] batman-adv: Only put gw_node list reference when removed

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Message-Id: <1455634888-29400-2-git-send-email-a@unstable.cc>
Date:	Tue, 16 Feb 2016 23:01:26 +0800
From:	Antonio Quartulli <a@...table.cc>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org,
	Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>,
	Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>,
	Antonio Quartulli <a@...table.cc>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] batman-adv: Only put gw_node list reference when removed

From: Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>

The batadv_gw_node reference counter in batadv_gw_node_update can only be
reduced when the list entry was actually removed. Otherwise the reference
counter may reach zero when batadv_gw_node_update is called from two
different contexts for the same gw_node but only one context is actually
removing the entry from the list.

The release function for this gw_node is not called inside the list_lock
spinlock protected region because the function batadv_gw_node_update still
holds a gw_node reference for the object pointer on the stack. Thus the
actual release function (when required) will be called only at the end of
the function.

Fixes: bd3524c14bd0 ("batman-adv: remove obsolete deleted attribute for gateway node")
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>
Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <a@...table.cc>
---
 net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index e6c8382c79ba..ccf70bed0d0c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -527,11 +527,12 @@ void batadv_gw_node_update(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		 * gets dereferenced.
 		 */
 		spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
-		hlist_del_init_rcu(&gw_node->list);
+		if (!hlist_unhashed(&gw_node->list)) {
+			hlist_del_init_rcu(&gw_node->list);
+			batadv_gw_node_free_ref(gw_node);
+		}
 		spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->gw.list_lock);
 
-		batadv_gw_node_free_ref(gw_node);
-
 		curr_gw = batadv_gw_get_selected_gw_node(bat_priv);
 		if (gw_node == curr_gw)
 			batadv_gw_reselect(bat_priv);
-- 
2.7.1