netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] rtnetlink: restore handling of dumpit return value in rtnl_dump

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Date:   Mon, 05 Nov 2018 17:06:19 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     alexey.kodanev@...cle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, dsahern@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] rtnetlink: restore handling of dumpit
 return value in rtnl_dump_all()

From: Alexey Kodanev <alexey.kodanev@...cle.com>
Date: Fri,  2 Nov 2018 19:11:04 +0300

> For non-zero return from dumpit() we should break the loop
> in rtnl_dump_all() and return the result. Otherwise, e.g.,
> we could get the memory leak in inet6_dump_fib() [1]. The
> pointer to the allocated struct fib6_walker there (saved
> in cb->args) can be lost, reset on the next iteration.
> 
> Fix it by partially restoring the previous behavior before
> commit c63586dc9b3e ("net: rtnl_dump_all needs to propagate
> error from dumpit function"). The returned error from
> dumpit() is still passed further.
 ...
> Fixes: c63586dc9b3e ("net: rtnl_dump_all needs to propagate error from dumpit function")
> Signed-off-by: Alexey Kodanev <alexey.kodanev@...cle.com>

Applied.