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linux/net/netlink
Eric Dumazet 5c398dc8f5 netlink: fix netlink_change_ngroups()
commit 6c04bb18dd (netlink: use call_rcu for netlink_change_ngroups)
used a somewhat convoluted and racy way to perform call_rcu().

The old block of memory is freed after a grace period, but the rcu_head
used to track it is located in new block.

This can clash if we call two times or more netlink_change_ngroups(),
and a block is freed before another. call_rcu() called on different cpus
makes no guarantee in order of callbacks.

Fix this using a more standard way of handling this : Each block of
memory contains its own rcu_head, so that no 'use after free' can
happens.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
CC: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
CC: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2010-10-24 16:25:39 -07:00
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af_netlink.c netlink: fix netlink_change_ngroups() 2010-10-24 16:25:39 -07:00
genetlink.c genetlink: introduce pre_doit/post_doit hooks 2010-10-05 13:35:30 -04:00
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