From: Eric Dumazet <eduma...@google.com>

Calling napi_hash_del() before netif_napi_del() is dangerous
if a synchronize_rcu() is not enforced before NAPI struct freeing.

Lets leave this detail to core networking stack and feel
more comfortable.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eduma...@google.com>
Cc: Sathya Perla <sathya.pe...@broadcom.com>
Cc: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khapa...@broadcom.com>
Cc: Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapa...@broadcom.com>
Cc: Somnath Kotur <somnath.ko...@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c 
b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
index cece8a08edca..93aa2939142a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
@@ -2813,7 +2813,6 @@ static void be_evt_queues_destroy(struct be_adapter 
*adapter)
                if (eqo->q.created) {
                        be_eq_clean(eqo);
                        be_cmd_q_destroy(adapter, &eqo->q, QTYPE_EQ);
-                       napi_hash_del(&eqo->napi);
                        netif_napi_del(&eqo->napi);
                        free_cpumask_var(eqo->affinity_mask);
                }


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