From 5b2a19539c5f59c5a038d213ede723f0245d97cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: stephen hemminger Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:32:45 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] IPv6: addrconf timer race The Router Solicitation timer races with device state changes because it doesn't lock the device. Use local variable to avoid one repeated dereference. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/ipv6/addrconf.c | 28 +++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c index e6cba9c45c6c..5f582f385abb 100644 --- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c @@ -2739,28 +2739,29 @@ static int addrconf_ifdown(struct net_device *dev, int how) static void addrconf_rs_timer(unsigned long data) { struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp = (struct inet6_ifaddr *) data; + struct inet6_dev *idev = ifp->idev; - if (ifp->idev->cnf.forwarding) + read_lock(&idev->lock); + if (idev->dead || !(idev->if_flags & IF_READY)) goto out; - if (ifp->idev->if_flags & IF_RA_RCVD) { - /* - * Announcement received after solicitation - * was sent - */ + if (idev->cnf.forwarding) + goto out; + + /* Announcement received after solicitation was sent */ + if (idev->if_flags & IF_RA_RCVD) goto out; - } spin_lock(&ifp->lock); - if (ifp->probes++ < ifp->idev->cnf.rtr_solicits) { + if (ifp->probes++ < idev->cnf.rtr_solicits) { /* The wait after the last probe can be shorter */ addrconf_mod_timer(ifp, AC_RS, - (ifp->probes == ifp->idev->cnf.rtr_solicits) ? - ifp->idev->cnf.rtr_solicit_delay : - ifp->idev->cnf.rtr_solicit_interval); + (ifp->probes == idev->cnf.rtr_solicits) ? + idev->cnf.rtr_solicit_delay : + idev->cnf.rtr_solicit_interval); spin_unlock(&ifp->lock); - ndisc_send_rs(ifp->idev->dev, &ifp->addr, &in6addr_linklocal_allrouters); + ndisc_send_rs(idev->dev, &ifp->addr, &in6addr_linklocal_allrouters); } else { spin_unlock(&ifp->lock); /* @@ -2768,10 +2769,11 @@ static void addrconf_rs_timer(unsigned long data) * assumption any longer. */ printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: no IPv6 routers present\n", - ifp->idev->dev->name); + idev->dev->name); } out: + read_unlock(&idev->lock); in6_ifa_put(ifp); } -- 2.20.1