netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: change the order of actions in addif/delif

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Date:	Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:24:08 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, vyasevic@...hat.com,
	Hong Zhiguo <zhiguohong@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bridge: change the order of actions in
 addif/delif

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 15:44:43 +0800
Hong Zhiguo <honkiko@...il.com> wrote:

> -	/* Device is already being bridged */
> -	if (br_port_exists(dev))
> +	/* Device is already being bridged or registered with other handler */
> +	if (br_port_exists(dev) || dev->rx_handler)
>  		return -EBUSY;

Direct access to dev->rx_handler should be avoided.
The error check should be in netdev_rx_handler_register.
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