| Message ID | 1549670524925.12286@ece.ufl.edu |
|---|---|
| State | Changes Requested |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
| Series | net: hso: do not call unregister if not registered | expand |
--- linux-stable/drivers/net/usb/hso.c.orig 2019-01-27 14:45:58.232683119 -0500 +++ linux-stable/drivers/net/usb/hso.c 2019-02-05 17:54:17.056496019 -0500 @@ -2377,7 +2377,9 @@ static void hso_free_net_device(struct h remove_net_device(hso_net->parent); - if (hso_net->net) + if (hso_net->net && + hso_net->net->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED) unregister_netdev(hso_net->net); /* start freeing */
On an error path inside the hso_create_net_device function of the hso driver, hso_free_net_device gets called. This causes potentially a negative reference count in the net device if register_netdev has not been called yet as hso_free_net_device calls unregister_netdev regardless. I think the driver should distinguish these cases and call unregister_netdev only if register_netdev has been called. Signed-off-by: Tuba Yavuz <tuba@ece.ufl.edu> ---