On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 10:35:05AM +0200, Daniel Borkmann wrote: > In case we need to bail out for whatever reason during assoc > init, we call sctp_endpoint_put() and then sock_put(), however, > we've hold both refs in reverse order, so first sctp_endpoint_hold() > and then sock_hold(). Reverse this, so that we have sock_hold() > with sctp_endpoint_hold() first and then in error case > sctp_endpoint_put() and then sock_put(). Actually shouldn't > matter much since we just increase an atomic, but that way, it's > more clean. > > Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > net/sctp/associola.c | 5 ++--- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/net/sctp/associola.c b/net/sctp/associola.c > index 91cfd8f..04795fb 100644 > --- a/net/sctp/associola.c > +++ b/net/sctp/associola.c > @@ -86,11 +86,10 @@ static struct sctp_association *sctp_association_init(struct sctp_association *a > > /* Discarding const is appropriate here. */ > asoc->ep = (struct sctp_endpoint *)ep; > - sctp_endpoint_hold(asoc->ep); > - > - /* Hold the sock. */ > asoc->base.sk = (struct sock *)sk; > + > sock_hold(asoc->base.sk); > + sctp_endpoint_hold(asoc->ep); > > /* Initialize the common base substructure. */ > asoc->base.type = SCTP_EP_TYPE_ASSOCIATION; This looks good, but you may want to instead reverse the order in which we do the puts at fail_init, as other call sites that hold both endpoint socket do so in endpoint, sock order, and it would probably be nice to be consistent in that order. Neil > -- > 1.7.11.7 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sctp" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sctp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html