Re: [PATCH 1/1] igmp: fix ip_mc_clear_src to not resetip_mc_list->sf{mode,count}

From: David Miller
Date: Mon May 16 2011 - 14:08:07 EST


From: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 18:59:45 +0200

> ip_mc_clear_src resets the imc->sfcount and imc->sfmode, without taking into
> account the current number of sockets listening on that multicast struct, which
> can lead to bogus routes for local listeners.
>
> On NETDEV_DOWN/UP event, if there were 3 multicast listeners for that interface's
> address, the imc->sfcount[MCAST_EXCLUDE] will be reset to 1. And after that a
> listener socket destroys, multicast traffic will not be delivered to local
> listeners because __mkroute_output drops the local flag for the route (by
> checking ip_check_mc).
>
> Signed-off-by: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@xxxxxxxxxx>

David, please take a look at this. Thanks.

> diff --git a/net/ipv4/igmp.c b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
> index 1fd3d9c..b14f371 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/igmp.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/igmp.c
> @@ -1775,9 +1775,6 @@ static void ip_mc_clear_src(struct ip_mc_list *pmc)
> kfree(psf);
> }
> pmc->sources = NULL;
> - pmc->sfmode = MCAST_EXCLUDE;
> - pmc->sfcount[MCAST_INCLUDE] = 0;
> - pmc->sfcount[MCAST_EXCLUDE] = 1;
> }
>
>
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