ipv6: fix locking issues with loops over idev->addr_list
idev->addr_list needs to be protected by idev->lock. However, it is not always possible to do so while iterating and performing actions on inet6_ifaddr instances. For example, multiple functions (like addrconf_{join,leave}_anycast) eventually call down to other functions that acquire the idev->lock. The current code temporarily unlocked the idev->lock during the loops, which can cause race conditions. Moving the locks up is also not an appropriate solution as the ordering of lock acquisition will be inconsistent with for example mc_lock. This solution adds an additional field to inet6_ifaddr that is used to temporarily add the instances to a temporary list while holding idev->lock. The temporary list can then be traversed without holding idev->lock. This change was done in two places. In addrconf_ifdown, the list_for_each_entry_safe variant of the list loop is also no longer necessary as there is no deletion within that specific loop. Suggested-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Niels Dossche <dossche.niels@gmail.com> Acked-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220403231523.45843-1-dossche.niels@gmail.comSigned-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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