netdev - Re: [PATCH net v3] net: ethernet: fix use after free bug in ns83820_remove

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Date:   Tue, 18 Apr 2023 21:33:40 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Zheng Wang <zyytlz.wz@....com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hackerzheng666@...il.com,
        1395428693sheep@...il.com, alex000young@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v3] net: ethernet: fix use after free bug in
 ns83820_remove_one  due to race condition

On Mon, 17 Apr 2023 09:31:07 +0800 Zheng Wang wrote:
> +	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
> +	netif_tx_disable(ndev);
> +
>  	unregister_netdev(ndev

It's not immediately obvious to me why disabling carrier and tx
are supposed to help. Please elaborate in the commit message if
you're confident that this is right.

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