Re: [PATCH net] net: sched: fix possible refcount leak in tc_chain_tmplt_add()

[Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@gmail.com>]

On 5/6/2023 20:31, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 05, 2023 at 03:01:58PM +0800, Hangyu Hua wrote:
>> try_module_get can be called in tcf_proto_lookup_ops. So if ops don't
>> implement the corresponding function we should call module_put to drop
>> the refcount.
> 
> Hi Hangyu Hua,
> 
> Is this correct even if try_module_get() is
> not called via tcf_proto_lookup_ops() ?
> 

tcf_proto_lookup_ops will return error if try_module_get() is not called 
in tcf_proto_lookup_ops(). I am not sure what you mean?

Thanks,
Hangyu

>> Fixes: 9f407f1768d3 ("net: sched: introduce chain templates")
>> Signed-off-by: Hangyu Hua <hbh25y@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   net/sched/cls_api.c | 1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
>> index 2621550bfddc..92bfb892e638 100644
>> --- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
>> +++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
>> @@ -2952,6 +2952,7 @@ static int tc_chain_tmplt_add(struct tcf_chain *chain, struct net *net,
>>   		return PTR_ERR(ops);
>>   	if (!ops->tmplt_create || !ops->tmplt_destroy || !ops->tmplt_dump) {
>>   		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Chain templates are not supported with specified classifier");
>> +		module_put(ops->owner);
>>   		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>>   	}
>>   
>> -- 
>> 2.34.1
>>
>>