On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 01:02:01AM +0200, Sven Eckelmann wrote:
The function batadv_send_skb_unicast is not acquiring a reference for an orig_node nor removing it from any datastructure. It still reduces the reference counter for an object which is still in the hands of the caller.
This is confusing and can lead to problems in the reference handling in the caller function.
Signed-off-by: Sven Eckelmann sven@narfation.org
I like it, indeed easier to read, especially for the multicast part.
Maybe make it a "This is confusing and could lead to ... in the future." to avoid people misreading it as a fix?
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c index 729deec..44be408 100644 --- a/net/batman-adv/send.c +++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c @@ -362,8 +362,6 @@ int batadv_send_skb_unicast(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
The kernel doc of batadv_send_skb_unicast seems to need an update, too ("s/ and release a reference to this orig_node//").