On Wed, 7 Aug 2024 01:02:28 -0700, Breno Leitao wrote:
> > Fixes: c9c0ee5f20c5 ("net: skbuff: Skip early return in skb_unref when debugging")
> >
> > Root cause: In commit c9c0ee5f20c5, There are following rules:
> > In debug builds (CONFIG_DEBUG_NET set), the reference count is always decremented, even when it's 1
>
> That is the goal, to pick problems like the one reported here. I.e, the
> reference shouldn't be negative. If that is the case, it means that
> there is a bug, and the skb is being unreferenced more than what it
> needs to.
Got it, I will remove the Fixes tag.
>
> > This rule will cause the reference count to be 0 after calling skc_unref,
> > which will affect the release of skb.
> >
> > The solution I have proposed is:
> > Before releasing the SKB during session destroy, check the CONFIG_DEBUG_NET
> > and skb_unref return values to avoid reference count errors caused by a
> > reference count of 0 when releasing the SKB.
>
> I am not sure this is the best approach. I would sugest finding where
> the skb is being unreferenced first, so, it doesn't need to be
> unreferenced again.
>
> This suggestion is basically working around the findings.
BR,
--
Edward
