follows up commit 45f6fad84cc3 ("ipv6: add complete rcu protection around
np->opt") which added mixed rcu/refcount protection to np->opt.
Given the current implementation of rcu_pointer_handoff(), this has no
effect at runtime.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Poirier <bpoir...@suse.com>
---
include/net/ipv6.h | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
index 6570f37..f3c9857 100644
--- a/include/net/ipv6.h
+++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
@@ -259,8 +259,12 @@ static inline struct ipv6_txoptions *txopt_get(const
struct ipv6_pinfo *np)
rcu_read_lock();
opt = rcu_dereference(np->opt);
- if (opt && !atomic_inc_not_zero(&opt->refcnt))
- opt = NULL;
+ if (opt) {
+ if (!atomic_inc_not_zero(&opt->refcnt))
+ opt = NULL;
+ else
+ opt = rcu_pointer_handoff(opt);
+ }
rcu_read_unlock();
return opt;
}
--
2.7.0
