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Authored by kp on Dec 3 2021, 9:48 AM.
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In pfsync_defer() we must wait to lock sc until we've ensured it's not
NULL.

MFC after: 1 week
Sponsored by: Rubicon Communications, LLC ("Netgate")

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kp requested review of this revision.Dec 3 2021, 9:48 AM

If it go NULL spontaneously, it can go NULL right after this check before PFSYNC_LOCK(). The patch reduces panic chances significantly, of course.

If it go NULL spontaneously, it can go NULL right after this check before PFSYNC_LOCK(). The patch reduces panic chances significantly, of course.

Not so much spontaneously, but it can happen if a user decides to ifconfig pfsync0 destroy.

This revision was not accepted when it landed; it landed in state Needs Review.Dec 6 2021, 12:25 PM
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.