2 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index f91abf800161..a39354ee1432 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1055,6 +1055,8 @@ rollback:
  */
 int dev_set_alias(struct net_device *dev, const char *alias, size_t len)
 {
+        char *new_ifalias;
+
         ASSERT_RTNL();
 
         if (len >= IFALIASZ)
@@ -1068,9 +1070,10 @@ int dev_set_alias(struct net_device *dev, const char *alias, size_t len)
                 return 0;
         }
 
-        dev->ifalias = krealloc(dev->ifalias, len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!dev->ifalias)
+        new_ifalias = krealloc(dev->ifalias, len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!new_ifalias)
                 return -ENOMEM;
+        dev->ifalias = new_ifalias;
 
         strlcpy(dev->ifalias, alias, len+1);
         return len;
diff --git a/net/core/dst.c b/net/core/dst.c
index 069d51d29414..56d63612e1e4 100644
--- a/net/core/dst.c
+++ b/net/core/dst.c
@@ -149,7 +149,15 @@ int dst_discard(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dst_discard);
 
-const u32 dst_default_metrics[RTAX_MAX];
+const u32 dst_default_metrics[RTAX_MAX + 1] = {
+        /* This initializer is needed to force linker to place this variable
+         * into const section. Otherwise it might end into bss section.
+         * We really want to avoid false sharing on this variable, and catch
+         * any writes on it.
+         */
+        [RTAX_MAX] = 0xdeadbeef,
+};
+
 
 void *dst_alloc(struct dst_ops *ops, struct net_device *dev,
                 int initial_ref, int initial_obsolete, unsigned short flags)