On 2019/10/17 2:30, Greg KH wrote: > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 02:33:54PM +0530, Ajay Kaher wrote: >> This reverts commit 375d6d454a95ebacb9c6eb0b715da05a4458ffef which is >> commit 07f12b26e21ab359261bf75cfcb424fdc7daeb6d upstream. >> >> Unnecessarily calling free_netdev() from sit_init_net(). >> ipip6_dev_free() of 4.9.y called free_netdev(), so no need >> to call again after ipip6_dev_free(). >> >> Cc: Mao Wenan <maowenan@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Signed-off-by: Ajay Kaher <akaher@xxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> net/ipv6/sit.c | 1 - >> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-) >> >> diff --git a/net/ipv6/sit.c b/net/ipv6/sit.c >> index 47ca2a2..16eba7b 100644 >> --- a/net/ipv6/sit.c >> +++ b/net/ipv6/sit.c >> @@ -1856,7 +1856,6 @@ static int __net_init sit_init_net(struct net *net) >> >> err_reg_dev: >> ipip6_dev_free(sitn->fb_tunnel_dev); >> - free_netdev(sitn->fb_tunnel_dev); >> err_alloc_dev: >> return err; >> } >> -- >> 2.7.4 >> > > Mao, are you ok with this change? > > thanks, > > greg k-h > Greg, ipip6_dev_free has already called free_netdev in stable 4.9. Reviewed-by: Mao Wenan <maowenan@xxxxxxxxxx> > . >