netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] netpoll: Fix extra refcount release in netpoll

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Date:	Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:16:36 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	helgaas@...nel.org
Cc:	nhorman@...hat.com, bhelgaas@...gle.com,
	nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	aduyck@...antis.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] netpoll: Fix extra refcount release in
 netpoll_cleanup()

From: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:46:39 -0500

> You're right, there is an issue here.  I reproduced a problem with a
> bond device.  bond_netpoll_setup() calls __netpoll_setup() directly
> (not netpoll_setup()).  I'll debug it more; just wanted to let you
> know there *is* a problem with this patch.

I bet that's why the assignment to np->dev and the reference counting
were separated in the first place :-/

Indeed, commit 30fdd8a082a00126a6feec994e43e8dc12f5bccb:

commit 30fdd8a082a00126a6feec994e43e8dc12f5bccb
Author: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date:   Tue Jul 17 05:22:35 2012 +0000

    netpoll: move np->dev and np->dev_name init into __netpoll_setup()
    
    Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
    Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>