[PATCH] xfrm: force a dst reference in __xfrm_route_forward()

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From: Eric Dumazet
Date: Tuesday, June 1, 2010 - 1:04 pm

Packets going through __xfrm_route_forward() have a not refcounted dst
entry, since we enabled a noref forwarding path.

xfrm_lookup() might incorrectly release this dst entry.

It's a bit late to make invasive changes in xfrm_lookup(), so lets force
a refcount in this path.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
---
 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c |    1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index d965a2b..4bf27d9 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -2153,6 +2153,7 @@ int __xfrm_route_forward(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned short family)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	skb_dst_force(skb);
 	dst = skb_dst(skb);
 
 	res = xfrm_lookup(net, &dst, &fl, NULL, 0) == 0;


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