3 files changed, 29 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index c310440309bb..aeca8dd88b2a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ bool dev_valid_name(const char *name)
 		return false;
 
 	while (*name) {
-		if (*name == '/' || isspace(*name))
+		if (*name == '/' || *name == ':' || isspace(*name))
 			return false;
 		name++;
 	}
diff --git a/net/core/gen_stats.c b/net/core/gen_stats.c
index ddedf211e588..b96437b6e82b 100644
--- a/net/core/gen_stats.c
+++ b/net/core/gen_stats.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ gnet_stats_copy(struct gnet_dump *d, int type, void *buf, int size)
 	return 0;
 
 nla_put_failure:
+	kfree(d->xstats);
+	d->xstats = NULL;
+	d->xstats_len = 0;
 	spin_unlock_bh(d->lock);
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -205,7 +208,9 @@ int
 gnet_stats_copy_app(struct gnet_dump *d, void *st, int len)
 {
 	if (d->compat_xstats) {
-		d->xstats = st;
+		d->xstats = kmemdup(st, len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+		if (!d->xstats)
+			goto err_out;
 		d->xstats_len = len;
 	}
 
@@ -213,6 +218,11 @@ gnet_stats_copy_app(struct gnet_dump *d, void *st, int len)
 		return gnet_stats_copy(d, TCA_STATS_APP, st, len);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_out:
+	d->xstats_len = 0;
+	spin_unlock_bh(d->lock);
+	return -1;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gnet_stats_copy_app);
 
@@ -245,6 +255,9 @@ gnet_stats_finish_copy(struct gnet_dump *d)
 			return -1;
 	}
 
+	kfree(d->xstats);
+	d->xstats = NULL;
+	d->xstats_len = 0;
 	spin_unlock_bh(d->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 279b5dcf09ae..a67310e00b3f 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1138,14 +1138,10 @@ static const struct nla_policy ifla_vfinfo_policy[IFLA_VF_INFO_MAX+1] = {
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy ifla_vf_policy[IFLA_VF_MAX+1] = {
-	[IFLA_VF_MAC]		= { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-				    .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_mac) },
-	[IFLA_VF_VLAN]		= { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-				    .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_vlan) },
-	[IFLA_VF_TX_RATE]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-				    .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_tx_rate) },
-	[IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK]	= { .type = NLA_BINARY,
-				    .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_spoofchk) },
+	[IFLA_VF_MAC]		= { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_mac) },
+	[IFLA_VF_VLAN]		= { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_vlan) },
+	[IFLA_VF_TX_RATE]	= { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_tx_rate) },
+	[IFLA_VF_SPOOFCHK]	= { .len = sizeof(struct ifla_vf_spoofchk) },
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy ifla_port_policy[IFLA_PORT_MAX+1] = {
@@ -1855,8 +1851,16 @@ replay:
 			goto out;
 
 		err = rtnl_configure_link(dev, ifm);
-		if (err < 0)
-			unregister_netdevice(dev);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			if (ops->newlink) {
+				LIST_HEAD(list_kill);
+
+				ops->dellink(dev, &list_kill);
+				unregister_netdevice_many(&list_kill);
+			} else {
+				unregister_netdevice(dev);
+			}
+		}
 out:
 		put_net(dest_net);
 		return err;