netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] genl: Hold reference on correct module while netlink-dump.

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Message-Id: <20130828.171955.206794935410358888.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:19:55 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	pshelar@...ira.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jesse@...ira.com, johannes.berg@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] genl: Hold reference on correct module while
 netlink-dump.

From: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 12:45:04 -0700

> netlink dump operations take module as parameter to hold
> reference for entire netlink dump duration.
> Currently it holds ref only on genl module which is not correct
> when we use ops registered to genl from another module.
> Following patch adds module pointer to genl_ops so that netlink
> can hold ref count on it.
> 
> CC: Jesse Gross <jesse@...ira.com>
> CC: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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