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hv_netvsc: dev hold/put reference to VF

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The netvsc driver holds a pointer to the virtual function network device if
managing SR-IOV association. In order to ensure that the VF network device
does not disappear, it should be using dev_hold/dev_put to get a reference
count.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Stephen Hemminger 2016-09-22 16:56:30 -07:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent 17db4bcef3
commit 07d0f0008c
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drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
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@ -1262,6 +1262,8 @@ static int netvsc_register_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
* Take a reference on the module.
*/
try_module_get(THIS_MODULE);
dev_hold(vf_netdev);
net_device_ctx->vf_netdev = vf_netdev;
return NOTIFY_OK;
}
@ -1376,6 +1378,7 @@ static int netvsc_unregister_vf(struct net_device *vf_netdev)
netdev_info(ndev, "VF unregistering: %s\n", vf_netdev->name);
netvsc_inject_disable(net_device_ctx);
net_device_ctx->vf_netdev = NULL;
dev_put(vf_netdev);
module_put(THIS_MODULE);
return NOTIFY_OK;
}