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-rw-r--r--net/core/dev.c10
-rw-r--r--net/core/net-sysfs.c8
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 2a587b861620..3c3d383d24c2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3138,7 +3138,6 @@ void netdev_run_todo(void)
continue;
}
- netdev_unregister_sysfs(dev);
dev->reg_state = NETREG_UNREGISTERED;
netdev_wait_allrefs(dev);
@@ -3149,11 +3148,11 @@ void netdev_run_todo(void)
BUG_TRAP(!dev->ip6_ptr);
BUG_TRAP(!dev->dn_ptr);
- /* It must be the very last action,
- * after this 'dev' may point to freed up memory.
- */
if (dev->destructor)
dev->destructor(dev);
+
+ /* Free network device */
+ kobject_put(&dev->class_dev.kobj);
}
out:
@@ -3310,6 +3309,9 @@ int unregister_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
/* Notifier chain MUST detach us from master device. */
BUG_TRAP(!dev->master);
+ /* Remove entries from sysfs */
+ netdev_unregister_sysfs(dev);
+
/* Finish processing unregister after unlock */
net_set_todo(dev);
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index f47f319bb7dc..c60fe3b86bb6 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -440,9 +440,15 @@ static struct class net_class = {
#endif
};
+/* Delete sysfs entries but hold kobject reference until after all
+ * netdev references are gone.
+ */
void netdev_unregister_sysfs(struct net_device * net)
{
- class_device_del(&(net->class_dev));
+ struct class_device *dev = &(net->class_dev);
+
+ kobject_get(&dev->kobj);
+ class_device_del(dev);
}
/* Create sysfs entries for network device. */