From db519144243de6b17ff0c56c26f06059743110a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Dumazet Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:35:50 +0000 Subject: ifb: should not use __dev_get_by_index() without locks At this point (ri_tasklet()), RTNL or dev_base_lock are not held, we must use dev_get_by_index() instead of __dev_get_by_index() Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/ifb.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'drivers/net/ifb.c') diff --git a/drivers/net/ifb.c b/drivers/net/ifb.c index 801f088c134f..030913f8bd26 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ifb.c +++ b/drivers/net/ifb.c @@ -98,12 +98,13 @@ static void ri_tasklet(unsigned long dev) stats->tx_packets++; stats->tx_bytes +=skb->len; - skb->dev = __dev_get_by_index(&init_net, skb->iif); + skb->dev = dev_get_by_index(&init_net, skb->iif); if (!skb->dev) { dev_kfree_skb(skb); stats->tx_dropped++; break; } + dev_put(skb->dev); skb->iif = _dev->ifindex; if (from & AT_EGRESS) { -- cgit v1.2.2