/* Attempt to reopen a closed/aborted connection.
* Delete this connection and look up again. */
write_unlock_bh(&tcp_lock);
- if (del_timer(&ct->timeout))
+ /* Only repeat if we can actually remove the timer.
+ * Destruction may already be in progress in process
+ * context and we must give it a chance to terminate.
+ */
+ if (del_timer(&ct->timeout)) {
ct->timeout.function((unsigned long)ct);
- return -NF_REPEAT;
+ return -NF_REPEAT;
+ }
+ return -NF_DROP;
}
/* Fall through */
case TCP_CONNTRACK_IGNORE: