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    ipv4: igmp: Allow removing groups from a removed interface · 4eba7bb1
    Andrew Lunn authored
    When a multicast group is joined on a socket, a struct ip_mc_socklist
    is appended to the sockets mc_list containing information about the
    joined group.
    
    If the interface is hot unplugged, this entry becomes stale. Prior to
    commit 52ad353a ("igmp: fix the problem when mc leave group") it
    was possible to remove the stale entry by performing a
    IP_DROP_MEMBERSHIP, passing either the old ifindex or ip address on
    the interface. However, this fix enforces that the interface must
    still exist. Thus with time, the number of stale entries grows, until
    sysctl_igmp_max_memberships is reached and then it is not possible to
    join and more groups.
    
    The previous patch fixes an issue where a IP_DROP_MEMBERSHIP is
    performed without specifying the interface, either by ifindex or ip
    address. However here we do supply one of these. So loosen the
    restriction on device existence to only apply when the interface has
    not been specified. This then restores the ability to clean up the
    stale entries.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
    Fixes: 52ad353a "(igmp: fix the problem when mc leave group")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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