Re: [PATCH] Make /proc/net a symlink on /proc/self/net

[Eric W. Biederman]

>> 
>> +static struct net *get_proc_task_net(struct inode *dir)
>> +{
>> +	struct task_struct *task;
>> +	struct nsproxy *ns;
>> +	struct net *net = NULL;
>> +
>> +	rcu_read_lock();
>> +	task = get_proc_task(dir);
>
> This implies a get_task_struct(), as get_proc_task() invokes get_proc_task()
> which invokes get_pid_task() which invokes get_task_struct().
>
> I don't see the corresponding put_task_struct() -- what am I missing here?

You aren't.  However we can easily make this:
	task = pid_task(proc_pid(dir), PIDTYPE_PID);
And we won't need to increment the count on the task_struct.

Good catch.

>> +	if (task != NULL) {
>> +		ns = task_nsproxy(task);
>> +		if (ns != NULL)
>> +			net = get_net(ns->net_ns);
>> +	}
>> +	rcu_read_unlock();
>> +
>> +	return net;
>> +}
>> +
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