netdev - Re: macvlan: Fix device ref leak when purging bc

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Date:   Mon, 24 Apr 2017 15:01:24 +0000
From:   <Joe.Ghalam@...l.com>
To:     <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <Clifford.Wichmann@...l.com>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: macvlan: Fix device ref leak when purging bc_queue

> The only thing that can stop macvlan_process_broadcast from getting
> called is macvlan_port_destroy.  Nothing else can stop the work
> queue, unless of course the work queue mechanism itself is broken.

> So if you're sure macvlan_port_destroy is never even called in
> your case, then you'll need to start debugging the kernel work
> queue mechanism to see why macvlan_process_broadcast is not getting
> called.

I will get your changes reloaded and re-tested without any other debug tools. Hopefully, we'll see success. I will let you know if I see any issues. 
Btw, is your fix committed already? if not, do you know when and where it would be committed?

Thanks,
Joe