@@ -2366,6 +2366,7 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_open(struct net_device *dev)
mp->int_mask |= INT_TX_END_0 << i;
}
+ add_timer(&mp->mib_counters_timer);
port_start(mp);
wrlp(mp, INT_MASK_EXT, INT_EXT_LINK_PHY | INT_EXT_TX);
@@ -2913,7 +2914,6 @@ static int mv643xx_eth_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
mp->mib_counters_timer.data = (unsigned long)mp;
mp->mib_counters_timer.function = mib_counters_timer_wrapper;
mp->mib_counters_timer.expires = jiffies + 30 * HZ;
- add_timer(&mp->mib_counters_timer);
spin_lock_init(&mp->mib_counters_lock);
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled net: mv643xx_eth: fix orphaned statistics timer crash to the linux-3.5.y-queue branch of the 3.5.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.5.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.5.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From f8a89963ee19036e5771f600558e70789edab352 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 12:57:21 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] net: mv643xx_eth: fix orphaned statistics timer crash commit f564412c935111c583b787bcc18157377b208e2e upstream. The periodic statistics timer gets started at port _probe() time, but is stopped on _stop() only. In a modular environment, this can cause the timer to access already deallocated memory, if the module is unloaded without starting the eth device. To fix this, we add the timer right before the port is started, instead of at _probe() time. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@gmail.com> Acked-by: Jason Cooper <jason@lakedaemon.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mv643xx_eth.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) -- 1.8.3.2