[PATCH] net: decnet handle a failure in neigh_parms_alloc (take 2)

[Eric W. Biederman]

While enhancing the neighbour code to handle multiple network
namespaces I noticed that decnet is assuming neigh_parms_alloc
will allways succeed, which is clearly wrong.  So handle the
failure.

Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 net/decnet/dn_dev.c |   11 +++++++++--
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
index 324eb47..913e25a 100644
--- a/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
+++ b/net/decnet/dn_dev.c
@@ -1140,16 +1140,23 @@ struct dn_dev *dn_dev_create(struct net_device *dev, 
int *err)
        init_timer(&dn_db->timer);
 
        dn_db->uptime = jiffies;
+
+       dn_db->neigh_parms = neigh_parms_alloc(dev, &dn_neigh_table);
+       if (!dn_db->neigh_parms) {
+               dev->dn_ptr = NULL;
+               kfree(dn_db);
+               return NULL;
+       }
+
        if (dn_db->parms.up) {
                if (dn_db->parms.up(dev) < 0) {
+                       neigh_parms_release(&dn_neigh_table, 
dn_db->neigh_parms);
                        dev->dn_ptr = NULL;
                        kfree(dn_db);
                        return NULL;
                }
        }
 
-       dn_db->neigh_parms = neigh_parms_alloc(dev, &dn_neigh_table);
-
        dn_dev_sysctl_register(dev, &dn_db->parms);
 
        dn_dev_set_timer(dev);
-- 
1.4.4.1.g278f

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