netdev - Re: [PATCH net] openvswitch: Fix net exit.

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Date:	Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:32:35 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	pshelar@...ira.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, dev@...nvswitch.org, amuller@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] openvswitch: Fix net exit.

From: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:23:10 -0800

> Open vSwitch allows moving internal vport to different namespace
> while still connected to the bridge. But when namespace deleted
> OVS does not detach these vports, that results in dangling
> pointer to netdevice which causes kernel panic as follows.
> This issue is fixed by detaching all ovs ports from the deleted
> namespace at net-exit.
 ...
> Reported-by: Assaf Muller <amuller@...hat.com>
> Fixes: 46df7b81454("openvswitch: Add support for network namespaces.")
> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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