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gnrc_netif: fix packet leak with gnrc_netif_pktq & netdev_new_api #20983
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Hmm not so fast, looks like we are getting a double free now 😕
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But also test the other combinations so you do not introduce regressions there ;-). |
I think I know what was going on here: |
Since all the new addions are now the I'm not saying there are no leaks when combining !netdev_new with netdev_new, but those would be unrelated to the fixes for the netdev_new-only case - I'll give that a try tomorrow. |
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Not sure this works. I am not sure if just skipping pkt
(without releasing it) now generates a leak.
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Contribution description
With
netdev_new_api
packets are not released on send anymore.gnrc_netif_pktq
adds a hold on a packet to not release it on send.Even though 1 + 1 - 1 - 1 should be 0, we are leaking packets on send.
Testing procedure
Run a driver that makes use of both
netdev_new_api
andgnrc_netif_pktq
(e.g.at86rf215
):master
pktbuf stats
this PR
pktbuf is empty
Issues/PRs references
#11263 (comment)