Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] bridge: implement missing ndo_uninit()

[Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>]

On Sat, 8 Apr 2017 17:05:48 +0300
Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@cumulusnetworks.com> wrote:

> On 08/04/17 16:49, Ido Schimmel wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 08, 2017 at 09:30:42AM -0400, Stephen Hemminger wrote:  
> >> On Sat, 8 Apr 2017 14:41:58 +0300
> >> <idosch@mellanox.com> wrote:
> >>  
> >>>  static void br_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
> >>>  {
> >>> -	struct net_bridge *br = netdev_priv(dev);
> >>> -
> >>> -	free_percpu(br->stats);
> >>>  	free_netdev(dev);
> >>>  }
> >>>    
> >>
> >> Since the only thing left is free_netdev, you can now just set dev->destructor
> >> to be free_netdev.  
> > 
> > Fine.
> > 
> > Beside stylistic issues, I would appreciate comments on how this should
> > be handled. Are we reverting the patch in the Fixes line or applying
> > this patchset?
> > 
> > I prefer the first option. Then after net is merged into net-next I can
> > re-post this patchset with the requested changes.
> >   
> 
> +1
> 
> 

If this fixes the issue, then the one fix should go to stable, net and net-next.
There is no good reason to have two versions.