netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: fib: fix fib_new

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Date:   Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:53:52 -0700
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     yuan linyu <cugyly@....com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        yuan linyu <Linyu.Yuan@...atel-sbell.com.cn>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: fib: fix fib_new_table() logical issue

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:02 AM, yuan linyu <cugyly@....com> wrote:
> From: yuan linyu <Linyu.Yuan@...atel-sbell.com.cn>
>
> when CONFIG_IP_MULTIPLE_TABLES defined,
> if id == RT_TABLE_LOCAL and !net->ipv4.fib_has_custom_rules,
> fib_new_table() call itself to get RT_TABLE_MAIN table,
> but if RT_TABLE_MAIN table not exist at this point,
> this function will become deadloop.

Why deadloop here? If fib_new_table() is called recursively,
then main table is created by fib_trie_table() and we return.