From f8d05679fb3faae478d604177b0c188b340371cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Breno Leitao Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 05:38:55 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] net: free_netdev: exit earlier if dummy For dummy devices, exit earlier at free_netdev() instead of executing the whole function. This is necessary, because dummy devices are special, and shouldn't have the second part of the function executed. Otherwise reg_state, which is NETREG_DUMMY, will be overwritten and there will be no way to identify that this is a dummy device. Also, this device do not need the final put_device(), since dummy devices are not registered (through register_netdevice()), where the device reference is increased (at netdev_register_kobject()/device_add()). Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- net/core/dev.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -10979,7 +10979,8 @@ void free_netdev(struct net_device *dev) dev->xdp_bulkq = NULL; /* Compatibility with error handling in drivers */ - if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED) { + if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNINITIALIZED || + dev->reg_state == NETREG_DUMMY) { netdev_freemem(dev); return; }