Re: [tipc-discussion] [PATCH net v2] tipc: fix missing RTNL lock protection during setting link properties

From: Kirill Tkhai Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:10:34 +0300 > This err branch looks excess. It was before your patch, but in case of you > change this place, > can't we stop having it? it looks like we can simply do the below here: > > err = tipc_enable_bearer(net,

[tipc-discussion] [PATCH net v2] tipc: fix missing RTNL lock protection during setting link properties

Currently when user changes link properties, TIPC first checks if user's command message contains media name or bearer name through tipc_media_find() or tipc_bearer_find() which is protected by RTNL lock. But when tipc_nl_compat_link_set() conducts the checking with the two functions, it doesn't