@@ -262,10 +262,18 @@ static int rpl_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
{
struct dst_entry *orig_dst = skb_dst(skb);
struct dst_entry *dst = NULL;
+ struct lwtunnel_state *lwtst;
struct rpl_lwt *rlwt;
int err;
- rlwt = rpl_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;
+
+ rlwt = rpl_lwt_lwtunnel(lwtst);
local_bh_disable();
dst = dst_cache_get(&rlwt->cache);
@@ -280,7 +288,9 @@ static int rpl_input(struct sk_buff *skb)
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(&rlwt->cache, dst,
&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);