netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: Fix memory leaks of napi->rx

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Date:   Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:28:52 +0000
From:   Edward Cree <ecree.xilinx@...il.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Wang Yufen <wangyufen@...wei.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, ecree@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: Fix memory leaks of napi->rx_list

On 02/11/2022 04:27, Eric Dumazet wrote:
<snip>
> I do not think the bug is there.
> 
> Most likely tun driver is buggy.
<snip>
>> @@ -6471,6 +6481,7 @@ void __netif_napi_del(struct napi_struct *napi)
>>         list_del_rcu(&napi->dev_list);
>>         napi_free_frags(napi);
>>
>> +       flush_rx_list(napi);

But maybe it makes sense to put a WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&napi->rx_list))
 here, to catch such buggy drivers sooner.  WDYT?

-ed