netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/2] xen-netback: update memory leak fix to avoid BUG

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Date:   Fri, 03 Mar 2017 09:36:31 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     paul.durrant@...rix.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/2] xen-netback: update memory leak fix to avoid
 BUG

From: Paul Durrant <paul.durrant@...rix.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2017 12:54:24 +0000

> Commit 9a6cdf52b85e "xen-netback: fix memory leaks on XenBus disconnect"
> added missing code to fix a memory leak by calling vfree() in the
> appropriate place.
> Unfortunately subsequent commit f16f1df65f1c "xen-netback: protect
> resource cleaning on XenBus disconnect" then wrapped this call to vfree()
> in a spin lock, leading to a BUG due to incorrect context.
> 
> Patch #1 makes the existing code more readable
> Patch #2 fixes the problem

Series applied, thanks.