linux-kernel - Re: WARNING in hso_free_net

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Date:   Wed, 4 Sep 2019 22:20:23 -0400
From:   Hui Peng <benquike@...il.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     syzbot+44d53c7255bb1aea22d2@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
        alexios.zavras@...el.com, andreyknvl@...gle.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
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        rfontana@...hat.com, syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: WARNING in hso_free_net_device

Can you guys have  a look at the attached patch?

On 9/4/19 6:41 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Sep 2019 16:27:50 -0400
> Hui Peng <benquike@...il.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi, all:
>>
>> I looked at the bug a little.
>>
>> The issue is that in the error handling code, hso_free_net_device
>> unregisters
>>
>> the net_device (hso_net->net)  by calling unregister_netdev. In the
>> error handling code path,
>>
>> hso_net->net has not been registered yet.
>>
>> I think there are two ways to solve the issue:
>>
>> 1. fix it in drivers/net/usb/hso.c to avoiding unregistering the
>> net_device when it is still not registered
>>
>> 2. fix it in unregister_netdev. We can add a field in net_device to
>> record whether it is registered, and make unregister_netdev return if
>> the net_device is not registered yet.
>>
>> What do you guys think ?
> #1

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