Re: [PATCH net-next v18 05/25] ovpn: introduce the ovpn_peer object
From: Sabrina Dubroca
Date: Fri Jan 17 2025 - 06:58:35 EST
2025-01-13, 10:31:24 +0100, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> +static void ovpn_peer_release(struct ovpn_peer *peer)
> +{
> + ovpn_bind_reset(peer, NULL);
> + netdev_put(peer->ovpn->dev, &peer->dev_tracker);
I think this needs to move after the call_rcu. Otherwise, module
unload could proceed (no more ref on the last ovpn netdevice), not see
any pending work in the final rcu_barrier of ovpn_cleanup, and finish
unloading. Then when ovpn_peer_release_rcu gets called, it's not there
anymore.
> + call_rcu(&peer->rcu, ovpn_peer_release_rcu);
> +}
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Sabrina