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From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, kuba@kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com,
	horms@kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org,
	syzbot+1269fe6cc2016008124e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com,
	bsdhenrymartin@gmail.com, kuniyu@google.com,
	namangulati@google.com, pablo@netfilter.org, fw@strlen.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: wait for in-flight device unregistrations before netns dismantle
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 02:54:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <179427928217.3612825.16476819658097015103.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261105144543.1624238-1-edumazet@kernel.org>

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>:

On Thu,  5 Nov 2026 15:45:43 +0100 you wrote:
> A device can be unregistered by a context other than the cleanup_net()
> of its own netns, for instance a veth whose peer in another netns is
> deleted. If references on it are still held, it stays in
> netdev_wait_allrefs_any(), which rebroadcasts NETDEV_UNREGISTER every
> second.
> 
> Meanwhile its netns can be dismantled: default_device_exit_batch()
> only takes care of devices still listed in the netns, then pernet exit
> handlers free their state, and finally struct net is freed while the
> device still points to it.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: wait for in-flight device unregistrations before netns dismantle
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/c164a431a646

You are awesome, thank you!
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      parent reply	other threads:[~2026-11-10  2:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-05 14:45 [PATCH net] net: wait for in-flight device unregistrations before netns dismantle Eric Dumazet
2026-11-05 21:27 ` Naman Gulati
2026-11-10  2:54 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf [this message]

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