3.16.76-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: Taehee Yoo ap420073@gmail.com
commit fdd258d49e88a9e0b49ef04a506a796f1c768a8e upstream.
cfhsi_exit_module() calls unregister_netdev() under rtnl_lock(). but unregister_netdev() internally calls rtnl_lock(). So deadlock would occur.
Fixes: c41254006377 ("caif-hsi: Add rtnl support") Signed-off-by: Taehee Yoo ap420073@gmail.com Signed-off-by: David S. Miller davem@davemloft.net Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings ben@decadent.org.uk --- drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c +++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c @@ -1467,7 +1467,7 @@ static void __exit cfhsi_exit_module(voi rtnl_lock(); list_for_each_safe(list_node, n, &cfhsi_list) { cfhsi = list_entry(list_node, struct cfhsi, list); - unregister_netdev(cfhsi->ndev); + unregister_netdevice(cfhsi->ndev); } rtnl_unlock(); }