[IPV6]: /proc/net/anycast6 unbalanced inet6_dev refcnt
authorDavid Stevens <dlstevens@us.ibm.com>
Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:28:56 +0000 (16:28 -0800)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net>
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 17:42:10 +0000 (09:42 -0800)
Reading /proc/net/anycast6 when there is no anycast address
on an interface results in an ever-increasing inet6_dev reference
count, as well as a reference to the netdevice you can't get rid of.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
net/ipv6/anycast.c

index e5ef5979ade417e32d2bc11a41979f7fc0056758..09117d63256f6d92e4b5deebfd8bf6ccdb5230cf 100644 (file)
@@ -461,6 +461,7 @@ static inline struct ifacaddr6 *ac6_get_first(struct seq_file *seq)
                        break;
                }
                read_unlock_bh(&idev->lock);
+               in6_dev_put(idev);
        }
        return im;
 }