netdev - [PATCH net] be2net: do not call napi_hash

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Date:   Wed, 16 Nov 2016 06:12:42 -0800
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...adcom.com>,
        Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...adcom.com>,
        Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com>,
        Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@...adcom.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] be2net: do not call napi_hash_del()

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Calling napi_hash_del() before netif_napi_del() is dangerous
if a synchronize_rcu() is not enforced before NAPI struct freeing.

Lets leave this detail to core networking stack and feel
more comfortable.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@...adcom.com>
Cc: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@...adcom.com>
Cc: Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com>
Cc: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@...adcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index cece8a08edca..93aa2939142a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2813,7 +2813,6 @@ static void be_evt_queues_destroy(struct be_adapter *adapter)
 		if (eqo->q.created) {
 			be_eq_clean(eqo);
 			be_cmd_q_destroy(adapter, &eqo->q, QTYPE_EQ);
-			napi_hash_del(&eqo->napi);
 			netif_napi_del(&eqo->napi);
 			free_cpumask_var(eqo->affinity_mask);
 		}