xen-netback: correctly return errors from netbk_count_requests()
netbk_count_requests() could detect an error, call netbk_fatal_tx_error() but return 0. The vif may then be used afterwards (e.g., in a call to netbk_tx_error(). Since netbk_fatal_tx_error() could set vif->refcnt to 1, the vif may be freed immediately after the call to netbk_fatal_tx_error() (e.g., if the vif is also removed). Netback thread Xenwatch thread ------------------------------------------- netbk_fatal_tx_err() netback_remove() xenvif_disconnect() ... free_netdev() netbk_tx_err() Oops! Signed-off-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com> Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com> Signed-off-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com> Reported-by: Christopher S. Aker <caker@theshore.net> Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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