netdev - Re: [PATCH net] vxlan: do not destroy fdb if register

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Date:   Sun, 23 Jun 2019 11:07:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     ap420073@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] vxlan: do not destroy fdb if register_netdevice()
 is failed

From: Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2019 20:51:08 +0900

> __vxlan_dev_create() destroys FDB using specific pointer which indicates
> a fdb when error occurs.
> But that pointer should not be used when register_netdevice() fails because
> register_netdevice() internally destroys fdb when error occurs.
> 
> In order to avoid un-registered dev's notification, fdb destroying routine
> checks dev's register status before notification.

Simply pass do_notify as false in this failure code path of __vxlan_dev_create(),
thank you.