netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: ipv4: fix circular-list infinite loop

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Date:   Mon, 1 Jul 2019 06:46:28 +0000
From:   Ran Rozenstein <ranro@...lanox.com>
To:     Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "fw@...len.de" <fw@...len.de>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Maor Gottlieb <maorg@...lanox.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: ipv4: fix circular-list infinite loop



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tariq Toukan
> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2019 10:57
> To: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>; fw@...len.de
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Ran Rozenstein <ranro@...lanox.com>; Tariq
> Toukan <tariqt@...lanox.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: ipv4: fix circular-list infinite loop
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/27/2019 7:54 PM, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
> > Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:03:31 +0200
> >
> >> Tariq and Ran reported a regression caused by net-next commit
> >> 2638eb8b50cf ("net: ipv4: provide __rcu annotation for ifa_list").
> >>
> >> This happens when net.ipv4.conf.$dev.promote_secondaries sysctl is
> >> enabled -- we can arrange for ifa->next to point at ifa, so next
> >> process that tries to walk the list loops forever.
> >>
> >> Fix this and extend rtnetlink.sh with a small test case for this.
> >
> > Series applied, thanks Florian.
> >
> 
> Thanks Florian!
> 
> Ran, please test and update.
> 
> Tariq

Thanks Florian.
Didn't reproduce tonight with the fixes.

Ran.