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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3] net: xfrm: Add '_rcu' tag for rcu protected pointer in netns_xfrm
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 10:22:46AM -0700, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>
>
> On 03/11/2019 03:10 AM, Steffen Klassert wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 06, 2019 at 08:54:08PM -0500, Su Yanjun wrote:
> >> For rcu protected pointers, we'd better add '__rcu' for them.
> >>
> >> Once added '__rcu' tag for rcu protected pointer, the sparse tool reports
> >> warnings.
> >>
> >> net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1198:39: sparse: expected struct sock *sk
> >> net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c:1198:39: sparse: got struct sock [noderef] <asn:4> *nlsk
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> So introduce a new wrapper function of nlmsg_unicast to handle type
> >> conversions.
> >>
> >> This patch also fixes a direct access of a rcu protected socket.
> >>
> >> Fixes: be33690d8fcf("[XFRM]: Fix aevent related crash")
> >> Signed-off-by: Su Yanjun <suyj.fnst@cn.fujitsu.com>
> >
> > Patch applied, thanks!
> >
>
> Has this patch ever been tested ?

I had this on your testing system and it did
not complain. But maybe my testcases did not
trigger that codepath. Su, can you answer
on Eric question?

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