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Message-ID: <CAM_iQpUkcgHtOvyqBPE4==nHegW_3oC+38Ka5OrK5+9WK6G=eQ@mail.gmail.com>
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.
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