kernel/linux.git/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c, branch v4.19.16

net: lapbether: fix double free

2017-11-01T03:11:02+00:00

The function netdev_priv() returns the private data of the device. The memory to store the private data is allocated in alloc_netdev() and is released in netdev_free(). Calling kfree() on the return value of netdev_priv() after netdev_free() results in a double free bug. Signed-off-by: Pan Bian Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Fix inconsistent teardown and release of private netdev state.

2017-06-07T19:53:24+00:00

Network devices can allocate reasources and private memory using netdev_ops->ndo_init(). However, the release of these resources can occur in one of two different places. Either netdev_ops->ndo_uninit() or netdev->destructor(). The decision of which operation frees the resources depends upon whether it is necessary for all netdev refs to be released before it is safe to perform the freeing. netdev_ops->ndo_uninit() presumably can occur right after the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier completes and the unicast and multicast address lists are flushed. netdev->destructor(), on the other hand, does not run until the netdev references all go away. Further complicating the situation is that netdev->destructor() almost universally does also a free_netdev(). This creates a problem for the logic in register_netdevice(). Because all callers of register_netdevice() manage the freeing of the netdev, and invoke free_netdev(dev) if register_netdevice() fails. If netdev_ops->ndo_init() succeeds, but something else fails inside of register_netdevice(), it does call ndo_ops->ndo_uninit(). But it is not able to invoke netdev->destructor(). This is because netdev->destructor() will do a free_netdev() and then the caller of register_netdevice() will do the same. However, this means that the resources that would normally be released by netdev->destructor() will not be. Over the years drivers have added local hacks to deal with this, by invoking their destructor parts by hand when register_netdevice() fails. Many drivers do not try to deal with this, and instead we have leaks. Let's close this hole by formalizing the distinction between what private things need to be freed up by netdev->destructor() and whether the driver needs unregister_netdevice() to perform the free_netdev(). netdev->priv_destructor() performs all actions to free up the private resources that used to be freed by netdev->destructor(), except for free_netdev(). netdev->needs_free_netdev is a boolean that indicates whether free_netdev() should be done at the end of unregister_netdevice(). Now, register_netdevice() can sanely release all resources after ndo_ops->ndo_init() succeeds, by invoking both ndo_ops->ndo_uninit() and netdev->priv_destructor(). And at the end of unregister_netdevice(), we invoke netdev->priv_destructor() and optionally call free_netdev(). Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Replace with globally

2016-12-24T19:46:01+00:00

This was entirely automated, using the script by Al: PATT='^[[:blank:]]*#[[:blank:]]*include[[:blank:]]*' sed -i -e "s!$PATT!#include !" \ $(git grep -l "$PATT"|grep -v ^include/linux/uaccess.h) to do the replacement at the end of the merge window. Requested-by: Al Viro Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

netfilter: Remove spurios included of netfilter.h

2015-06-18T19:14:32+00:00

While testing my netfilter changes I noticed several files where recompiling unncessarily because they unncessarily included netfilter.h. Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

net: set name_assign_type in alloc_netdev()

2014-07-15T23:12:48+00:00

Extend alloc_netdev{,_mq{,s}}() to take name_assign_type as argument, and convert all users to pass NET_NAME_UNKNOWN. Coccinelle patch: @@ expression sizeof_priv, name, setup, txqs, rxqs, count; @@ ( -alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, setup, txqs, rxqs) +alloc_netdev_mqs(sizeof_priv, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup, txqs, rxqs) | -alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, name, setup, count) +alloc_netdev_mq(sizeof_priv, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup, count) | -alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, name, setup) +alloc_netdev(sizeof_priv, name, NET_NAME_UNKNOWN, setup) ) v9: move comments here from the wrong commit Signed-off-by: Tom Gundersen Reviewed-by: David Herrmann Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: pass info struct via netdevice notifier

2013-05-28T20:11:01+00:00

So far, only net_device * could be passed along with netdevice notifier event. This patch provides a possibility to pass custom structure able to provide info that event listener needs to know. Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko v2->v3: fix typo on simeth shortened dev_getter shortened notifier_info struct name v1->v2: fix notifier_call parameter in call_netdevice_notifier() Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Remove all #inclusions of asm/system.h

2012-03-28T17:30:03+00:00

Remove all #inclusions of asm/system.h preparatory to splitting and killing it. Performed with the following command: perl -p -i -e 's!^#\s*include\s*.*\n!!' `grep -Irl '^#\s*include\s*' *` Signed-off-by: David Howells

wan: make LAPB callbacks const

2011-09-16T23:20:20+00:00

This is compile tested only. Suggested by dumpster diving in PAX. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

wan: Update to current logging forms

2011-06-27T07:09:47+00:00

Use pr_fmt, pr_ and netdev_ as appropriate. Signed-off-by: Joe Perches Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: call dev_alloc_name from register_netdevice

2011-05-05T17:57:45+00:00

Force dev_alloc_name() to be called from register_netdevice() by dev_get_valid_name(). That allows to remove multiple explicit dev_alloc_name() calls. The possibility to call dev_alloc_name in advance remains. This also fixes veth creation regresion caused by 84c49d8c3e4abefb0a41a77b25aa37ebe8d6b743 Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko Signed-off-by: David S. Miller