Re: [PATCH net] rxrpc: Fix lack of conn cleanup when local endpoint is cleaned up [ver #2]

From: David Howells
Date: Sat Aug 31 2019 - 12:45:47 EST


Hillf Danton <hdanton@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > - if (rxnet->live) {
> > + if (rxnet->live && !conn->params.local->dead) {
> > idle_timestamp = READ_ONCE(conn->idle_timestamp);
> > expire_at = idle_timestamp + rxrpc_connection_expiry * HZ;
> > if (conn->params.local->service_closed)
>
> Is there any chance out there that this reaper starts running one minute
> after the dead local went into graveyard?

It's certainly possible that that can happen. The reaper is per
network-namespace.

conn->params.local holds a ref on the local endpoint.

It may be worth wrapping the "local->dead = true;" in rxrpc_local_destroyer()
in rxnet->conn_lock.

David