netdev - Re: [PATCH] macvlan: add tap device backend

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Date:	Mon, 10 Aug 2009 08:47:27 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"" <davem@...emloft.net>, "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...taire.com>,
	"Fischer, Anna" <anna.fischer@...com>,
	bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Edge Virtual Bridging <evb@...oogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] macvlan: add tap device backend

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..d99bfc0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
> +static int macvtap_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
> +{
> +	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
> +	int ifindex = iminor(inode);
> +	struct net_device *dev = dev_get_by_index(net, ifindex);
> +	int err;
> +
> +	err = -ENODEV;
> +	if (!dev)
> +		goto out1;
> +
> +	file->private_data = netdev_priv(dev);
> +	err = 0;
> +out1:
> +	return err;
> +}

macvlan will remove all macvlan/vtap devices when the underlying
device in unregistered, at which time you need to release the
device references you're holding. I'd suggest to change the
macvlan_device_event() handler to use

vlan->dev->rtnl_link_ops->dellink(vlan->dev)

instead of macvlan_dellink() so the macvtap_dellink callback
is invoked.
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