PATCH pktgen hang, memleak, fixes

From: Robert Olsson (Robert.Olsson@data.slu.se)
Date: Sat Jul 19 2003 - 11:32:32 EST


Thanks!
It looks fine. Jeff cross-posted to netdev which is the appropriate list.
It goes for both 2.4 and 2.5 versions. We ask DaveM to apply.

Cheers.
                                        --ro

Kambo Lohan writes:
> This should fix about 3 things. My first patch, be gentle...
>
> 2.5 has the same problem but I do not know if this will apply or not, we run
> 2.4.

--- linux/net/core/pktgen.c.orig Thu Jul 17 16:00:14 2003
+++ linux/net/core/pktgen.c Thu Jul 17 16:37:21 2003
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
  * Also moved to /proc/net/pktgen/
  * --ro
  *
+ * Fix refcount off by one if first packet fails, potential null deref,
+ * memleak 030710- KJP
+ *
  * See Documentation/networking/pktgen.txt for how to use this.
  */
 
@@ -85,9 +88,9 @@
 #define cycles() ((u32)get_cycles())
 
 
-#define VERSION "pktgen version 1.2"
+#define VERSION "pktgen version 1.2.1"
 static char version[] __initdata =
- "pktgen.c: v1.2: Packet Generator for packet performance testing.\n";
+ "pktgen.c: v1.2.1: Packet Generator for packet performance testing.\n";
 
 /* Used to help with determining the pkts on receive */
 
@@ -611,12 +614,11 @@
                                 kfree_skb(skb);
                                 skb = fill_packet(odev, info);
                                 if (skb == NULL) {
- break;
+ goto out_reldev;
                                 }
                                 fp++;
                                 fp_tmp = 0; /* reset counter */
                         }
- atomic_inc(&skb->users);
                 }
 
                 nr_frags = skb_shinfo(skb)->nr_frags;
@@ -632,6 +634,7 @@
                                 last_ok = 0;
                         }
                         else {
+ atomic_inc(&skb->users);
                            last_ok = 1;
                            info->sofar++;
                            info->seq_num++;
@@ -729,7 +732,9 @@
                              (unsigned long long) info->errors
                              );
         }
-
+
+ kfree_skb(skb);
+
 out_reldev:
         if (odev) {
                 dev_put(odev);

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