netdev - Re: [PATCH][NET][BRIDGE] br_if: oops in port_carrier

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Date:	Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:47:38 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"bugme-daemon\@kernel-bugs\.osdl\.org" 
	<bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org>, pterjan@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH][NET][BRIDGE] br_if: oops in port_carrier_check

On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 11:28:48 +0100
Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl> wrote:

> Here is my patch proposal for testing.
> If it doesn't work - forget about it.
> (Prepared with 2.6.20-git6 but could
> be applied to 2.6.20 also.)
> 
> Jarek P.
> 
> 
> dev_hold/dev_put added to prevent dev kfree
> during port_carrier_check runnig, while dev
> and port are removed.

No, holding the reference just stops the kfree, it doesn't
stop the device from being removed from the port.
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