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ppp_dev_uninit(), which is the .ndo_uninit() handler of PPP devices,
needs to lock pn->all_ppp_mutex. Therefore we mustn't call
register_netdevice() with pn->all_ppp_mutex already locked, or we'd
deadlock in case register_netdevice() fails and calls .ndo_uninit().
Fortunately, we can unlock pn->all_ppp_mutex before calling
register_netdevice(). This lock protects pn->units_idr, which isn't
used in the device registration process.
However, keeping pn->all_ppp_mutex locked during device registration
did ensure that no device in transient state would be published in
pn->units_idr. In practice, unlocking it before calling
register_netdevice() doesn't change this property: ppp_unit_register()
is called with 'ppp_mutex' locked and all searches done in
pn->units_idr hold this lock too.
Fixes:
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| .. | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| Makefile | ||
| bsd_comp.c | ||
| ppp_async.c | ||
| ppp_deflate.c | ||
| ppp_generic.c | ||
| ppp_mppe.c | ||
| ppp_mppe.h | ||
| ppp_synctty.c | ||
| pppoe.c | ||
| pppox.c | ||
| pptp.c | ||