If add state fails in case of device offload, netdev refcount will be negative since gc task is attempting to dev_free this state. This is fixed by putting NULL in state dev field.
Signed-off-by: Aviad Yehezkel <avia...@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: Boris Pismeny <bor...@mellanox.com> --- net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c index fb3f920..cd2b7d3 100644 --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c @@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ int xfrm_dev_state_add(struct net *net, struct xfrm_state *x, err = dev->xfrmdev_ops->xdo_dev_state_add(x); if (err) { + xso->dev = NULL; dev_put(dev); return err; } -- 2.7.4