From: Sean Tranchetti <stran...@codeaurora.org> Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2019 13:33:21 -0700
> Attempting to avoid cloning the skb when broadcasting by inflating > the refcount with sock_hold/sock_put while under RCU lock is dangerous > and violates RCU principles. It leads to subtle race conditions when > attempting to free the SKB, as we may reference sockets that have > already been freed by the stack. ... > Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.duma...@gmail.com> > Signed-off-by: Sean Tranchetti <stran...@codeaurora.org> > --- > Realized I never actually sent this patch out after testing the changes > Eric recommended. Whoops. Better late then never, I suppose... Steffen, I assume you will review and pick this up. Thanks.
