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Feature #3338
open140: register_netdev() must be paired with unregister_netdev(). alloc_netdev() must be paired with free_netdev().
Start date:
08/10/2012
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Description
You mast call unregister_netdev() for already registered device, free_netdev() is not enough.
The proper rollback is to call unregister_netdevice, not free_netdev. Otherwise - kernel BUG at net/core/dev.c:4057!
Example of bug:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commit;h=822973ba79fd5a5b711270c2de7196c6b50c6687
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commit;h=38bddf04bcfe661fbdab94888c3b72c32f6873b3
Freeing netdev without free_netdev() leads to net, tx leaks. It might lead to dereferencing freed pointer.
Example of bug:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commit;h=b37e0c619dc231f292ed199f50c18f5bf508e16d
Updated by Ilya Shchepetkov almost 12 years ago
- Subject changed from 140: register_netdev() must be paired with unregister_netdev() to 140: register_netdev() must be paired with unregister_netdev(). alloc_netdev() must be paired with free_netdev().
- Description updated (diff)
- Status changed from New to Resolved
Added in commit 9f78ee2 of master branch.
Updated by Evgeny Novikov about 10 years ago
- Status changed from Resolved to Open
- Assignee changed from Ilya Shchepetkov to Vadim Mutilin
This rule specification should be likely used in rc launches. But one needs to run it on the whole kernel and evaluate results.
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