On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 09:45:49AM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> xenvif_connect_data() calls module_put() in case of error. This is
> wrong as there is no related module_get().
>
> Remove the superfluous module_put().
>
> Fixes: 279f438e36c0a7 ("xen-netback: Don't destroy the netdev until the vif is shut down")
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 3.12
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Paul Durrant <paul@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c | 1 -
> 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
> index 240f762b3749..103ed00775eb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/interface.c
> @@ -719,7 +719,6 @@ int xenvif_connect_data(struct xenvif_queue *queue,
> xenvif_unmap_frontend_data_rings(queue);
> netif_napi_del(&queue->napi);
> err:
> - module_put(THIS_MODULE);
> return err;
> }
>
> --
> 2.16.4
>
