On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 08:52:58AM +0200, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote: > Hi Greg, Tuba, > > On Sun, Oct 04, 2020 at 09:14:33AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 03, 2020 at 05:00:42PM -0700, David Miller wrote: > > > From: Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 13:43:23 +0200 > > > > > > > @@ -2366,7 +2366,8 @@ static void hso_free_net_device(struct hso_device *hso_dev, bool bailout) > > > > > > > > remove_net_device(hso_net->parent); > > > > > > > > - if (hso_net->net) > > > > + if (hso_net->net && > > > > + hso_net->net->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED) > > > > unregister_netdev(hso_net->net); > > > > > > > > /* start freeing */ > > > > > > I really want to get out of the habit of drivers testing the internal > > > netdev registration state to make decisions. > > > > > > Instead, please track this internally. You know if you registered the > > > device or not, therefore use that to control whether you try to > > > unregister it or not. > > > > Fair enough. Tuba, do you want to fix this up in this way, or do you > > recommend that someone else do it? > > Do I miss something, or did that possibly fall through the cracks? > > I was checking some open issues on a downstream distro side and found > htat this thread did not got a follow-up. I did not see a follow-up patch :(
