netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bonding: don't need RTNL for ipsec helpers

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Date:   Wed, 08 Jul 2020 16:09:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     jarod@...hat.com
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        syzbot+582c98032903dcc04816@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        huyn@...lanox.com, saeedm@...lanox.com, j.vosburgh@...il.com,
        vfalico@...il.com, andy@...yhouse.net, jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, steffen.klassert@...unet.com,
        herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bonding: don't need RTNL for ipsec helpers

From: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
Date: Wed,  8 Jul 2020 18:58:49 -0400

> The bond_ipsec_* helpers don't need RTNL, and can potentially get called
> without it being held, so switch from rtnl_dereference() to
> rcu_dereference() to access bond struct data.
> 
> Lightly tested with xfrm bonding, no problems found, should address the
> syzkaller bug referenced below.
> 
> Reported-by: syzbot+582c98032903dcc04816@...kaller.appspotmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>

Applied, thank you.