1 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/net/sched/cls_api.c b/net/sched/cls_api.c
index 7d97f612c9b9..ddcf04b4ab43 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_api.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_api.c
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ static void tcf_block_put_final(struct work_struct *work)
         struct tcf_chain *chain, *tmp;
 
         rtnl_lock();
-        /* Only chain 0 should be still here. */
+
+        /* At this point, all the chains should have refcnt == 1. */
         list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, tmp, &block->chain_list, list)
                 tcf_chain_put(chain);
         rtnl_unlock();
@@ -344,15 +345,21 @@ static void tcf_block_put_final(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 /* XXX: Standalone actions are not allowed to jump to any chain, and bound
- * actions should be all removed after flushing. However, filters are now
- * destroyed in tc filter workqueue with RTNL lock, they can not race here.
+ * actions should be all removed after flushing.
  */
 void tcf_block_put_ext(struct tcf_block *block, struct Qdisc *q,
                        struct tcf_block_ext_info *ei)
 {
-        struct tcf_chain *chain, *tmp;
+        struct tcf_chain *chain;
 
-        list_for_each_entry_safe(chain, tmp, &block->chain_list, list)
+        /* Hold a refcnt for all chains, except 0, so that they don't disappear
+         * while we are iterating.
+         */
+        list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
+                if (chain->index)
+                        tcf_chain_hold(chain);
+
+        list_for_each_entry(chain, &block->chain_list, list)
                 tcf_chain_flush(chain);
 
         tcf_block_offload_unbind(block, q, ei);