netdev - Re: [net] xfrm: allow to release xfrm

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Date:   Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:56:57 +0200
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Jacek Kalwas <jacek.kalwas@...el.com>
CC:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
Subject: Re: [net] xfrm: allow to release xfrm_state with flush

On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 12:03:14PM -0700, Jacek Kalwas wrote:
> Call to flush SAs doesn't release xfrm_state in case there was a
> traffic associated with that state and state was already deleted.
> 
> Given patch calls xfrm_policy_cache_flush despite of actual states
> deleted in xfrm_state_flush function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jacek Kalwas <jacek.kalwas@...el.com>

This is a fix that needs to be backported to -stable,
so please add a proper 'Fixes:' tag and resend based on
the ipsec tree.

Thanks!