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charset="us-ascii" On Sat, 07 Nov 2026 19:34:07 +0000, Kuniyuki Iwashima wrote: > On Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:47:45 +0000, Zqiang wrote: > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2026 at 2:19 AM Zqiang wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > For builts with CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER=y kernels, netdev_put() > > > > records the caller's stack trace via ref_tracker_free() for debugging > > > > reference leaks. however, the netdev_put() is within pneigh_destroy() > > > > RCU callback, this recorded stack is uninformative, it does not reveal > > > > which code path initiated the deletion. > > > > > > > Have you seen pneigh double-free ? What motivates this change ? > > > > Firstly, Apologies for delayed reply. > > > > > > > > Actually, I didn't see any double-free happening, just wanted it to > > record a meaningful callstack which on release path. After all, if double-free > > really occurs, the callstack of the RCU callback execution path will not be helpful. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This commit therefore move netdev_put() from the RCU callback into the > > > > caller's process context, and replace call_rcu() with kfree_rcu(). > > > > > > > > Fixes: d539d8fbd8fc ("neighbour: Free pneigh_entry after RCU grace period.") > > > > > > > Please elaborate why your change is safe in the commit message > > > and remove the tag. > > > > Does it refer to using kfree_rcu instead of call_rcu ensures safely ? > > I mean why dropping netdev refcnt waiting RCU gp is safe. *without waiting > > > > > > Thanks > > Zqiang > > > > > > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Zqiang > > > > > > > nit: full name > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > net/core/neighbour.c | 14 ++++---------- > > > > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c > > > > index 6ed8eb075146..4263689fc415 100644 > > > > --- a/net/core/neighbour.c > > > > +++ b/net/core/neighbour.c > > > > @@ -818,14 +818,6 @@ int pneigh_create(struct neigh_table *tbl, > > > > return err; > > > > } > > > > > > > > -static void pneigh_destroy(struct rcu_head *rcu) > > > > -{ > > > > - struct pneigh_entry *n = container_of(rcu, struct pneigh_entry, rcu); > > > > - > > > > - netdev_put(n->dev, &n->dev_tracker); > > > > - kfree(n); > > > > -} > > > > - > > > > int pneigh_delete(struct neigh_table *tbl, const void *pkey, > > > > struct net_device *dev) > > > > { > > > > @@ -849,7 +841,8 @@ int pneigh_delete(struct neigh_table *tbl, const void *pkey, > > > > if (tbl->pdestructor) > > > > tbl->pdestructor(n); > > > > > > > > - call_rcu(&n->rcu, pneigh_destroy); > > > > + netdev_put(n->dev, &n->dev_tracker); > > > > + kfree_rcu(n, rcu); > > > > return 0; > > > > } > > > > } > > > > @@ -891,7 +884,8 @@ static void pneigh_ifdown(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net_device *dev, > > > > if (tbl->pdestructor) > > > > tbl->pdestructor(n); > > > > > > > > - call_rcu(&n->rcu, pneigh_destroy); > > > > + netdev_put(n->dev, &n->dev_tracker); > > > > + kfree_rcu(n, rcu); > > > > } > > > > } > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 2.17.1 > > > > > > >