netdev - Re: [patch net-next] team: set IFF_TEAM_PORT priv_flag after rx

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Date:	Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:11:15 -0700
From:	Cong Wang <cwang@...pensource.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, fbl@...hat.com,
	erik.hugne@...csson.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next] team: set IFF_TEAM_PORT priv_flag after
 rx_handler is registered

On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> When one tries to add eth as a port into team and that eth is already in
> use by other rx_handler device (macvlan, bond, bridge, ...) a bug in
> team_port_add() causes that IFF_TEAM_PORT flag is set before rx_handler
> is registered. In between, netdev nofifier is called and
> team_device_event() sees IFF_TEAM_PORT and thinks that rx_handler_data
> pointer is set to team_port. But it isn't.
>
> Fix this by reordering rx_handler register and IFF_TEAM_PORT priv flag
> set so it is very similar to how bonding does this.
>
> Reported-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
> Introduced-by: 3d249d4ca7 "net: introduce ethernet teaming device"
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>

For consistence, we use "Fixes:" instead of "Introduced-by:".
Just fyi.
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