Re: [PATCH] set fake_rtable's dst to NULL to avoid kernel Oops.

[Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>]

On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:22:26 +0800
"Peter Huang (Peng)" <peter.huangpeng@huawei.com> wrote:

> When bridge is deleted before tap/vif device's delete, kernel may encounter an oops because of NULL reference to fake_rtable's dst.
> Set fake_rtable's dst to NULL before sending packets out can solve this problem.
> 
> 
> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Huang <peter.huangpeng@huawei.com>
> ---
> include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h |    8 ++++++++
>  net/bridge/br_forward.c          |    1 +
>  net/bridge/br_netfilter.c        |    6 +-----
>  3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h
> index 0ddd161..70744fe 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge.h
> @@ -104,9 +104,17 @@ struct bridge_skb_cb {
>  	} daddr;
>  };
>  
> +static inline void br_drop_fake_rtable(struct sk_buff *skb) {
> +	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
> +	/* abuse fact that only fake_rtable has DST_NOPEER set */
> +	if (dst && (dst->flags & DST_NOPEER))
> +		skb_dst_drop(skb);
> +}

This check seems like a disaster waiting to happen when the next
change to DST table happens.