netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/6] rtnl: fix error path when adding an iface with a link net

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Date:	Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:15:42 +0100
From:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/6] rtnl: fix error path when adding an iface with a link net

If an error occurs when the netdevice is moved to the link netns, a full cleanup
must be done.

Fixes: 317f4810e45e ("rtnl: allow to create device with IFLA_LINK_NETNSID set")
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
---
 net/core/rtnetlink.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index a12eecc0f976..07447d1665e6 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2172,8 +2172,11 @@ replay:
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		if (link_net)
+		if (link_net) {
 			err = dev_change_net_namespace(dev, dest_net, ifname);
+			if (err < 0)
+				unregister_netdevice(dev);
+		}
 out:
 		if (link_net)
 			put_net(link_net);
-- 
2.2.2

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