On an error path inside the hso_create_net_device function of the hso
driver, hso_free_net_device gets called. This causes potentially a
negative reference count in the net device if register_netdev has not
been called yet as hso_free_net_device calls unregister_netdev
regardless. I think the dr
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Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 7:36 PM
To: Yavuz, Tuba
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Subject: Re: [PATCH]: net: hso: do not call unregister if not registered
From: "Yavuz, Tuba"
From: "Yavuz, Tuba"
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2019 23:01:25 +
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> On an error path inside the hso_create_net_device function of the hso
> driver, hso_free_net_device gets called. This causes potentially a
> negative reference count in the net device if register_netdev has not
> been called yet as
On an error path inside the hso_create_net_device function of the hso
driver, hso_free_net_device gets called. This causes potentially a
negative reference count in the net device if register_netdev has not
been called yet as hso_free_net_device calls unregister_netdev
regardless. I think the dr
