netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: openvswitch: fixes crash if nf_conncount

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Date:   Tue, 01 Sep 2020 13:12:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     echaudro@...hat.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, dev@...nvswitch.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        pabeni@...hat.com, pshelar@....org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: openvswitch: fixes crash if
 nf_conncount_init() fails

From: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@...hat.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:57:57 +0200

> If nf_conncount_init fails currently the dispatched work is not canceled,
> causing problems when the timer fires. This change fixes this by not
> scheduling the work until all initialization is successful.
> 
> Fixes: a65878d6f00b ("net: openvswitch: fixes potential deadlock in dp cleanup code")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@...hat.com>

Applied, thank you.