kernel/git/stable/linux.git/drivers/net/wan, branch linux-4.11.y

net: Fix inconsistent teardown and release of private netdev state.

2017-07-05T12:41:34+00:00

[ Upstream commit cf124db566e6b036b8bcbe8decbed740bdfac8c6 ] Network devices can allocate reasources and private memory using netdev_ops->ndo_init(). However, the release of these resources can occur in one of two different places. Either netdev_ops->ndo_uninit() or netdev->destructor(). The decision of which operation frees the resources depends upon whether it is necessary for all netdev refs to be released before it is safe to perform the freeing. netdev_ops->ndo_uninit() presumably can occur right after the NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier completes and the unicast and multicast address lists are flushed. netdev->destructor(), on the other hand, does not run until the netdev references all go away. Further complicating the situation is that netdev->destructor() almost universally does also a free_netdev(). This creates a problem for the logic in register_netdevice(). Because all callers of register_netdevice() manage the freeing of the netdev, and invoke free_netdev(dev) if register_netdevice() fails. If netdev_ops->ndo_init() succeeds, but something else fails inside of register_netdevice(), it does call ndo_ops->ndo_uninit(). But it is not able to invoke netdev->destructor(). This is because netdev->destructor() will do a free_netdev() and then the caller of register_netdevice() will do the same. However, this means that the resources that would normally be released by netdev->destructor() will not be. Over the years drivers have added local hacks to deal with this, by invoking their destructor parts by hand when register_netdevice() fails. Many drivers do not try to deal with this, and instead we have leaks. Let's close this hole by formalizing the distinction between what private things need to be freed up by netdev->destructor() and whether the driver needs unregister_netdevice() to perform the free_netdev(). netdev->priv_destructor() performs all actions to free up the private resources that used to be freed by netdev->destructor(), except for free_netdev(). netdev->needs_free_netdev is a boolean that indicates whether free_netdev() should be done at the end of unregister_netdevice(). Now, register_netdevice() can sanely release all resources after ndo_ops->ndo_init() succeeds, by invoking both ndo_ops->ndo_uninit() and netdev->priv_destructor(). And at the end of unregister_netdevice(), we invoke netdev->priv_destructor() and optionally call free_netdev(). Signed-off-by: David S. Miller Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

ucc/hdlc: fix two little issue

2017-03-14T04:53:48+00:00

1. modify bd_status from u32 to u16 in function hdlc_rx_done, because bd_status register is 16bits 2. write bd_length register before writing bd_status register Signed-off-by: Zhao Qiang Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

sched/headers: Prepare to move signal wakeup & sigpending methods from into

2017-03-02T07:42:32+00:00

Fix up affected files that include this signal functionality via sched.h. Acked-by: Linus Torvalds Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

net/wan: add MODULE_LICENSE for fsl_ucc_hdlc

2017-02-17T20:20:43+00:00

It is required to build it as a module. Signed-off-by: Valentin Longchamp Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: wan: slic_ds26522: Remove .owner field for driver

2017-02-07T16:41:15+00:00

Remove .owner field if calls are used which set it automatically. Generated by: scripts/coccinelle/api/platform_no_drv_owner.cocci Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: wan: slic_ds26522: Use module_spi_driver to simplify the code

2017-02-07T16:41:15+00:00

module_spi_driver() makes the code simpler by eliminating boilerplate code. Signed-off-by: Wei Yongjun Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

drivers: net: generalize napi_complete_done()

2017-01-30T20:10:42+00:00

napi_complete_done() allows to opt-in for gro_flush_timeout, added back in linux-3.19, commit 3b47d30396ba ("net: gro: add a per device gro flush timer") This allows for more efficient GRO aggregation without sacrifying latencies. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: wan: slic_ds26522: fix spelling mistake: "configurated" -> "configured"

2016-12-28T20:12:20+00:00

trivial fix to spelling mistake in pr_info message Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Replace with globally

2016-12-24T19:46:01+00:00

This was entirely automated, using the script by Al: PATT='^[[:blank:]]*#[[:blank:]]*include[[:blank:]]*' sed -i -e "s!$PATT!#include !" \ $(git grep -l "$PATT"|grep -v ^include/linux/uaccess.h) to do the replacement at the end of the merge window. Requested-by: Al Viro Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

WAN: use designated initializers

2016-12-17T16:56:57+00:00

Prepare to mark sensitive kernel structures for randomization by making sure they're using designated initializers. These were identified during allyesconfig builds of x86, arm, and arm64, with most initializer fixes extracted from grsecurity. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: David S. Miller