netdev - Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH net] openvswitch: Fix net exit.

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Message-ID: <20150219232446.GD29571@pox.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 20 Feb 2015 00:24:46 +0100
From:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...ronetworks.com>
To:	Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, dev@...nvswitch.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	amuller@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH net] openvswitch: Fix net exit.

On 02/17/15 at 11:23am, Pravin B Shelar wrote:
> Open vSwitch allows moving internal vport to different namespace
> while still connected to the bridge. But when namespace deleted
> OVS does not detach these vports, that results in dangling
> pointer to netdevice which causes kernel panic as follows.
> This issue is fixed by detaching all ovs ports from the deleted
> namespace at net-exit.

[...]

> Reported-by: Assaf Muller <amuller@...hat.com>
> Fixes: 46df7b81454("openvswitch: Add support for network namespaces.")
> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>

Reviewed-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@...ronetworks.com>
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