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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: need to ref count the LLC sap
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 15:21:03 -0700 (PDT)
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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Subject: [PATCH] bridge: need to ref count the LLC sap
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 15:10:35 -0700

> Bridge will OOPS on removal if other application has the SAP open.
> The bridge SAP might be shared with other usages, so need
> to do reference counting on module removal rather than explicit
> close/delete.
> 
> Since packet might arrive after or during removal, need to clear
> the receive function handle, so LLC only hands it to user (if any).
> 
> This should go in 2.616.stable and 2.6.17.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>

Applied, thanks a lot.

Please submit to -stable.