linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net 2/2] r8152: avoid using napi_disable after netif_napi

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Date:   Fri, 23 Aug 2019 14:33:50 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     hayeswang@...ltek.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nic_swsd@...ltek.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jslaby@...e.cz
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 2/2] r8152: avoid using napi_disable after
 netif_napi_del.

From: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:53:02 +0800

> Exchange netif_napi_del() and unregister_netdev() in rtl8152_disconnect()
> to avoid using napi_disable() after netif_napi_del().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/usb/r8152.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
> index 690a24d1ef82..29390eda5251 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
> @@ -5364,8 +5364,8 @@ static void rtl8152_disconnect(struct usb_interface *intf)
>  	if (tp) {
>  		rtl_set_unplug(tp);
>  
> -		netif_napi_del(&tp->napi);
>  		unregister_netdev(tp->netdev);
> +		netif_napi_del(&tp->napi);
>  		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&tp->hw_phy_work);
>  		tp->rtl_ops.unload(tp);
>  		free_netdev(tp->netdev);

This is completely redundant because free_netdev() will perform all of
the necessary netif_napi_del() calls.