netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/2] gtp: remove useless rcu_read

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Date:   Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:30:55 +0200
From:   Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pablo@...filter.org,
        laforge@...monks.org, osmocom-net-gprs@...ts.osmocom.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/2] gtp: remove useless rcu_read_lock()

The rtnl lock is taken just the line above, no need to take the rcu also.

Fixes: 1788b8569f5d ("gtp: fix use-after-free in gtp_encap_destroy()")
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
---
 drivers/net/gtp.c | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index c84a10569388..6f871ec31393 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -1071,7 +1071,6 @@ static int gtp_genl_new_pdp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	gtp = gtp_find_dev(sock_net(skb->sk), info->attrs);
 	if (!gtp) {
@@ -1100,7 +1099,6 @@ static int gtp_genl_new_pdp(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	}
 
 out_unlock:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	return err;
 }
-- 
2.26.2