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linux/net/ipv6/xfrm6_policy.c
Eric Dumazet 4177e49605 xfrm: use net device refcount tracker helpers
xfrm4_fill_dst() and xfrm6_fill_dst() build dst,
getting a device reference that will likely be released
by standard dst_release() code.

We have to track these references or risk a warning if
CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER=y

Note to XFRM maintainers :

Error path in xfrm6_fill_dst() releases the reference,
but does not clear xdst->u.dst.dev, so I wonder
if this could lead to double dev_put() in some cases,
where a dst_release() _is_ called by the callers in their
error path.

This extra dev_put() was added in commit 84c4a9dfbf ("xfrm6:
release dev before returning error")

Fixes: 9038c32000 ("net: dst: add net device refcount tracking to dst_entry")
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Cc: Cong Wang <amwang@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211207193203.2706158-1-eric.dumazet@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2021-12-09 11:51:45 -08:00

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