"tipc: fix modprobe tipc failed after switch order of device registration" broke firefox

"tipc: fix modprobe tipc failed after switch order of device registration" broke firefox

[Joakim Tjernlund]

Commit https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-4.14.y&id=af4af68df3e48f49a03c2213b8e438ac47143135 
broke stable 4.14/4.19
Upstream reverted that commit and replaced it with a new version:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/net/tipc/core.c?id=526f5b851a96566803ee4bee60d0a34df56c77f8

 Jocke

Re: "tipc: fix modprobe tipc failed after switch order of device registration" broke firefox

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Jun 03, 2019 at 08:01:31AM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> Commit https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/?h=linux-4.14.y&id=af4af68df3e48f49a03c2213b8e438ac47143135 
> broke stable 4.14/4.19
> Upstream reverted that commit and replaced it with a new version:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit/net/tipc/core.c?id=526f5b851a96566803ee4bee60d0a34df56c77f8

I have no idea how this broke firefox, odd.

Anyway, I think I've now fixed this all up, should be in the next stable
releases, thanks.

greg k-h

Re: "tipc: fix modprobe tipc failed after switch order of device registration" broke firefox

[Joakim Tjernlund]

On Mon, 2019-06-03 at 11:00 +0200, Greg KH wrote:
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> On Mon, Jun 03, 2019 at 08:01:31AM +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > Commit https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgit.kernel.org%2Fpub%2Fscm%2Flinux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux.git%2Fcommit%2F%3Fh%3Dlinux-4.14.y%26id%3Daf4af68df3e48f49a03c2213b8e438ac47143135&data=02%7C01%7CJoakim.Tjernlund%40infinera.com%7C6de4005a703f4ce05bd908d6e801deee%7C285643de5f5b4b03a1530ae2dc8aaf77%7C1%7C0%7C636951492069787905&sdata=Uam1a1NautD57G4MMpfRUwxR5gml7kFiYcfEPHEo67U%3D&reserved=0
> > broke stable 4.14/4.19
> > Upstream reverted that commit and replaced it with a new version:
> > https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgit.kernel.org%2Fpub%2Fscm%2Flinux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Fstable%2Flinux.git%2Fcommit%2Fnet%2Ftipc%2Fcore.c%3Fid%3D526f5b851a96566803ee4bee60d0a34df56c77f8&data=02%7C01%7CJoakim.Tjernlund%40infinera.com%7C6de4005a703f4ce05bd908d6e801deee%7C285643de5f5b4b03a1530ae2dc8aaf77%7C1%7C0%7C636951492069787905&sdata=Xy%2B848CT5xG47dQHm9GH%2Fwu2JOWk5T%2F0OqSGnuzMgHw%3D&reserved=0
> 
> I have no idea how this broke firefox, odd.
> 
> Anyway, I think I've now fixed this all up, should be in the next stable
> releases, thanks.

Thanks, for reference we started to see "'tipc': Address family not supported by protocol."
with CONFIG_TIPC=y in kernel.

 Jocke