Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6: (1244 commits)
  pkt_sched: Rename PSCHED_US2NS and PSCHED_NS2US
  ipv4: Fix fib_trie rebalancing
  Bluetooth: Fix issue with uninitialized nsh.type in DTL-1 driver
  Bluetooth: Fix Kconfig issue with RFKILL integration
  PIM-SM: namespace changes
  ipv4: update ARPD help text
  net: use a deferred timer in rt_check_expire
  ieee802154: fix kconfig bool/tristate muckup
  bonding: initialization rework
  bonding: use is_zero_ether_addr
  bonding: network device names are case sensative
  bonding: elminate bad refcount code
  bonding: fix style issues
  bonding: fix destructor
  bonding: remove bonding read/write semaphore
  bonding: initialize before registration
  bonding: bond_create always called with default parameters
  x_tables: Convert printk to pr_err
  netfilter: conntrack: optional reliable conntrack event delivery
  list_nulls: add hlist_nulls_add_head and hlist_nulls_del
  ...

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/sock.h b/include/net/sock.h
index 4bb1ff9fd15b..010e14a93c92 100644
--- a/include/net/sock.h
+++ b/include/net/sock.h
@@ -1217,9 +1217,13 @@ static inline int skb_copy_to_page(struct sock *sk, char __user *from,
 
 static inline void skb_set_owner_w(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sock *sk)
 {
-        sock_hold(sk);
         skb->sk = sk;
         skb->destructor = sock_wfree;
+        /*
+         * We used to take a refcount on sk, but following operation
+         * is enough to guarantee sk_free() wont free this sock until
+         * all in-flight packets are completed
+         */
         atomic_add(skb->truesize, &sk->sk_wmem_alloc);
 }