Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:40:48 -0700 (PDT) | Subject | Re: [PATCH net 2/4] hv_netvsc: reset vf_inject on VF removal | From | David Miller <> |
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From: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:58:55 +0200
> We reset vf_inject on VF going down (netvsc_vf_down()) but we don't on > VF removal (netvsc_unregister_vf()) so vf_inject stays 'true' while > vf_netdev is already NULL and we're trying to inject packets into NULL > net device in netvsc_recv_callback() causing kernel to crash. > > Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
You can't create a blocking operation problem knowingly in this patch just because you fix it in patch #4.
You must order your patches such that the driver does not regress at any intermediate stage of your patch series.
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