decnet: netdevice refcount leak
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PATCH 1/1 decnet: netdevice refcount leak
David, if you accept the following patch for net-2.6, it would help me if you also can pull it in net-next-2.6
Thanks
[PATCH] decnet: netdevice refcount leak
While working on device refcount stuff, I found a device refcount leak through DECNET.
This nasty bug can be used to hold refcounts on any !DECNET netdevice.
Signed-off-by Eric Dumazet <[email protected]>
--- net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c | 7 +++---- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
net/decnet/sysctl_net_decnet.c +3 -4
@@ -263,11 +263,10 @@ static int dn_def_dev_strategy(ctl_table *table,return -ENODEV ; rv = -ENODEV ; -if (dev->dn_ptr !=NULL ) { +if (dev->dn_ptr !=NULL ) rv =dn_dev_set_default (dev,1 ); -if (rv) -dev_put (dev); - } +if (rv) +dev_put (dev); }return rv;
From: Eric Dumazet <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:43:31 +0100
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David, if you accept the following patch for net-2.6, it would help me if you also can pull it in net-next-2.6
Applied to net-2.6, and net-2.6 is now merged into net-next-2.6, thanks.