netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4] rtnetlink: delay RTM_DELLINK notification until after ndo

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Date:	Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:07:55 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Mahesh Bandewar <maheshb@...gle.com>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Toshiaki Makita <makita.toshiaki@....ntt.co.jp>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4] rtnetlink: delay RTM_DELLINK notification
 until after ndo_uninit()

On Wed, 2014-12-03 at 13:46 -0800, Mahesh Bandewar wrote:
> The commit 56bfa7ee7c ("unregister_netdevice : move RTM_DELLINK to
> until after ndo_uninit") tried to do this ealier but while doing so
> it created a problem. Unfortunately the delayed rtmsg_ifinfo() also
> delayed call to fill_info(). So this translated into asking driver
> to remove private state and then query it's private state. This
> could have catastropic consequences.


> 
> This change breaks the rtmsg_ifinfo() into two parts - one takes the
> precise snapshot of the device by called fill_info() before calling
> the ndo_uninit() and the second part sends the notification using
> collected snapshot.
> 
> It was brought to notice when last link is deleted from an ipvlan device
> when it has free-ed the port and the subsequent .fill_info() call is
> trying to get the info from the port.


> Signed-off-by: Mahesh Bandewar <maheshb@...gle.com>
> Reported-by: Toshiaki Makita <makita.toshiaki@....ntt.co.jp>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> ---

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>


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