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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:35:43 +0800 From: Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com> To: Xiaodong Xu <stid.smth@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix ZOMBIE state bug in PPPOE driver On Sun, Sep 16, 2012 at 10:30 AM, Xiaodong Xu <stid.smth@...il.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I found a bug in kernel PPPOE driver. > When PPPOE is running over a virtual ethernet interface (e.g., a > bonding interface) and the user tries to delete the interface in case > the PPPOE state is ZOMBIE, the kernel will loop infinitely while > unregistering net_device for the reference count is not reset to zero > which should be done by dev_put(). > > The following patch could fix this issue: You missed your Signed-off-by, please read Documentation/SubmittingPatches and check your patch with scripts/checkpatch.pl before sending. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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