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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] net: xfrm: Add '_rcu' tag for rcu protected pointer in netns_xfrm
On Mon, Mar 04, 2019 at 08:19:14PM -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.
>
> No functional change.

While that was true for v1 of that patch, it is not
true for this version. This fixes a direct access
of a rcu protected socket. So please add a proper
'Fixes' tag.

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