Re: [PATCH rdma-next 1/2] IB/rxe: Fix kernel panic from skb destructor

[Leon Romanovsky <leon-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>]

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On Sat, Jul 22, 2017 at 01:14:26PM -0400, Doug Ledford wrote:
> On 6/22/2017 10:09 AM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> > From: Yonatan Cohen <yonatanc-VPRAkNaXOzVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
> >
> > In the time between rxe_send has finished and skb destructor
> > called, the QP's ref count might be 0, leading to a possible
> > QP destruction. This will lead to a kernel panic when the destructor
> > dereferences the QP.
> >
> > The operation of incrementing QP ref count at rxe_send and decrementing
> > from skb destructor will prevent this crash.
>
> This series has been applied to 4.13-rc, thanks.
>
> FWIW Leon, if you have a series, even if it's a short 2 patch series, I
> prefer a cover letter.  It doesn't need to be long, and can just be
> something like "I have two bug fixes for rxe in this series", but I
> dislike responding to a patch and saying I applied a series.

No problem, I'll do.

Thanks

>
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