Hi Chen,
chenaotian2@xxxxxxx wrote on Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:26:26 +0800:
> After replacing e->info, it is necessary to free the old einfo.
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Aotian <chenaotian2@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c | 4 +++-
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
> index 8445c2189..6e7e10b17 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c
> @@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ static int hwsim_del_edge_nl(struct sk_buff *msg, struct genl_info *info)
> static int hwsim_set_edge_lqi(struct sk_buff *msg, struct genl_info *info)
> {
> struct nlattr *edge_attrs[MAC802154_HWSIM_EDGE_ATTR_MAX + 1];
> - struct hwsim_edge_info *einfo;
> + struct hwsim_edge_info *einfo, *einfo_old;
> struct hwsim_phy *phy_v0;
> struct hwsim_edge *e;
> u32 v0, v1;
> @@ -723,8 +723,10 @@ static int hwsim_set_edge_lqi(struct sk_buff *msg, struct genl_info *info)
> list_for_each_entry_rcu(e, &phy_v0->edges, list) {
> if (e->endpoint->idx == v1) {
> einfo->lqi = lqi;
> + einfo_old = rcu_dereference(e->info);
> rcu_assign_pointer(e->info, einfo);
> rcu_read_unlock();
> + kfree_rcu(einfo_old, rcu);
> mutex_unlock(&hwsim_phys_lock);
> return 0;
> }
I'm not an RCU expert but the fix LGTM.
Reviewed-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
What about adding:
Fixes: f25da51fdc38 ("ieee802154: hwsim: add replacement for fakelb")
Cc: stable@vger.kernelorg
Thanks,
Miquèl
