netdev - Re: [patch net-next] team: set IFF_TEAM_PORT priv_flag after rx

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Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2014 17:36:11 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	cwang@...pensource.com
Cc:	jiri@...nulli.us, netdev@...r.kernel.org, fbl@...hat.com,
	erik.hugne@...csson.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] team: set IFF_TEAM_PORT priv_flag after
 rx_handler is registered

From: Cong Wang <cwang@...pensource.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:11:15 -0700

> On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
>> When one tries to add eth as a port into team and that eth is already in
>> use by other rx_handler device (macvlan, bond, bridge, ...) a bug in
>> team_port_add() causes that IFF_TEAM_PORT flag is set before rx_handler
>> is registered. In between, netdev nofifier is called and
>> team_device_event() sees IFF_TEAM_PORT and thinks that rx_handler_data
>> pointer is set to team_port. But it isn't.
>>
>> Fix this by reordering rx_handler register and IFF_TEAM_PORT priv flag
>> set so it is very similar to how bonding does this.
>>
>> Reported-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
>> Introduced-by: 3d249d4ca7 "net: introduce ethernet teaming device"
>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
> 
> For consistence, we use "Fixes:" instead of "Introduced-by:".
> Just fyi.

I fixed this up and applied the patch, thanks.
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