linux-stable.git/net/ipv6, branch linux-2.6.11.y Linux kernel stable tree [PATCH] Do not hold state lock while checking size 2005-05-12T17:00:19+00:00 kaber@trash.net kaber@trash.net 2005-04-07T18:31:38+00:00 92ef2364e62254d5a36d30ffc7f447ac5358b06e This patch from Herbert Xu fixes a deadlock with IPsec. When an ICMP frag. required is sent and the ICMP message needs the same SA as the packet that caused it the state will be locked twice. [IPSEC]: Do not hold state lock while checking size. This can elicit ICMP message output and thus result in a deadlock. Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de> 
This patch from Herbert Xu fixes a deadlock with IPsec.
When an ICMP frag. required is sent and the ICMP message
needs the same SA as the packet that caused it the state
will be locked twice.

[IPSEC]: Do not hold state lock while checking size.

This can elicit ICMP message output and thus result in a
deadlock.

Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
2.6.11 import 2005-05-12T16:59:06+00:00 Greg KH gregkh@suse.de 2005-05-12T16:59:06+00:00 279a9acc9b72a11091f4bd4781f8aa91071acc2e