static int macvlan_init(struct net_device *dev)
{
struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
- const struct net_device *lowerdev = vlan->lowerdev;
+ struct net_device *lowerdev = vlan->lowerdev;
struct macvlan_port *port = vlan->port;
dev->state = (dev->state & ~MACVLAN_STATE_MASK) |
port->count += 1;
+ /* Get macvlan's reference to lowerdev */
+ dev_hold(lowerdev);
+
return 0;
}
.ndo_features_check = passthru_features_check,
};
+static void macvlan_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ struct macvlan_dev *vlan = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+ /* Get rid of the macvlan's reference to lowerdev */
+ dev_put(vlan->lowerdev);
+}
+
void macvlan_common_setup(struct net_device *dev)
{
ether_setup(dev);
dev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT | IFF_CHANGE_PROTO_DOWN;
dev->netdev_ops = &macvlan_netdev_ops;
dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+ dev->priv_destructor = macvlan_dev_free;
dev->header_ops = &macvlan_hard_header_ops;
dev->ethtool_ops = &macvlan_ethtool_ops;
}