| Message ID | 1458084406-22168-1-git-send-email-kamal@canonical.com |
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c index 3f3bda8..e82b43c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c @@ -2790,6 +2790,7 @@ static struct ppp *ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int unit, out2: mutex_unlock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex); + rtnl_unlock(); free_netdev(dev); out1: *retp = ret;
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled ppp: release rtnl mutex when interface creation fails to the linux-4.2.y-queue branch of the 4.2.y-ckt extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git/ubuntu/linux.git/log/?h=linux-4.2.y-queue This patch is scheduled to be released in version 4.2.8-ckt6. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 4.2.y-ckt tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Kamal ---8<------------------------------------------------------------ From a52271f3a240917ee2ba4099b7f8ddeac643be2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@alphalink.fr> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 19:36:44 +0100 Subject: ppp: release rtnl mutex when interface creation fails commit 6faac63a6986f29ef39827f460edd3a5ba64ad5c upstream. Add missing rtnl_unlock() in the error path of ppp_create_interface(). Fixes: 58a89ecaca53 ("ppp: fix lockdep splat in ppp_dev_uninit()") Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@alphalink.fr> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> --- drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) -- 2.7.0