netdev - [PATCH 09/20] batman-adv: Place kref_get for bla

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Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2016 15:56:09 +0200
From:   Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>
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>,
        Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>
Subject: [PATCH 09/20] batman-adv: Place kref_get for bla_claim near use

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

It is hard to understand why the refcnt is increased when it isn't done
near the actual place the new reference is used. So using kref_get right
before the place which requires the reference and in the same function
helps to avoid accidental problems caused by incorrect reference counting.

Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann <sven@...fation.org>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <mareklindner@...mailbox.ch>
Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>
---
 net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index 35ed1d3..b0517a0 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -718,12 +718,13 @@ static void batadv_bla_add_claim(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
 		claim->lasttime = jiffies;
 		kref_get(&backbone_gw->refcount);
 		claim->backbone_gw = backbone_gw;
-
 		kref_init(&claim->refcount);
-		kref_get(&claim->refcount);
+
 		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BLA, bat_priv,
 			   "bla_add_claim(): adding new entry %pM, vid %d to hash ...\n",
 			   mac, BATADV_PRINT_VID(vid));
+
+		kref_get(&claim->refcount);
 		hash_added = batadv_hash_add(bat_priv->bla.claim_hash,
 					     batadv_compare_claim,
 					     batadv_choose_claim, claim,
-- 
2.9.3