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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Ibrahim Hashimov <security@auditcode.ai>
Cc: alex.aring@gmail.com, miquel.raynal@bootlin.com,
	stefan@datenfreihafen.org, linux-wpan@vger.kernel.org,
	netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] mac802154: hold an interface reference across the scan worker
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:00:37 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260721140037.61bf4635@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260717105810.26226-1-security@auditcode.ai>

On Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:58:09 +0200 Ibrahim Hashimov wrote:
> +	/*
> +	 * sdata->dev is dereferenced below after rcu_read_unlock() and outside
> +	 * the rtnl, and a concurrent DEL_INTERFACE / PHY teardown can free it
> +	 * asynchronously from netdev_run_todo(). Pin it with a reference taken
> +	 * while the RCU read lock is still held, and drop it at every exit.
> +	 */
> +	dev_hold(sdata->dev);

Please use netdev_hold() with a tracker on the stack.
Please don't post new versions in reply to old ones.

      parent reply	other threads:[~2026-07-21 21:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-07-10 14:09 [PATCH net] mac802154: hold an interface reference across the scan worker Ibrahim Hashimov
2026-07-17  8:57 ` Miquel Raynal
2026-07-17 10:58 ` [PATCH v2] " Ibrahim Hashimov
2026-07-17 11:37   ` Miquel Raynal
2026-07-21 21:00   ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]

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