@@ -472,10 +472,18 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
{
struct dst_entry *orig_dst = skb_dst(skb);
struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
+ struct lwtunnel_state *lwtst;
struct seg6_lwt *slwt;
int err;
- slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(orig_dst->lwtstate);
+ /* We cannot dereference "orig_dst" once ip6_route_input() or
+ * skb_dst_drop() is called. However, in order to detect a dst loop, we
+ * need the address of its lwtstate. So, save the address of lwtstate
+ * now and use it later as a comparison.
+ */
+ lwtst = orig_dst->lwtstate;
+
+ slwt = seg6_lwt_lwtunnel(lwtst);
local_bh_disable();
dst = dst_cache_get(&slwt->cache);
@@ -490,7 +498,9 @@ static int seg6_input_core(struct net *net, struct sock *sk,
if (!dst) {
ip6_route_input(skb);
dst = skb_dst(skb);
- if (!dst->error) {
+
+ /* cache only if we don't create a dst reference loop */
+ if (!dst->error && lwtst != dst->lwtstate) {
local_bh_disable();
dst_cache_set_ip6(&slwt->cache, dst,
&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);