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Same reasons than the ones explained in commit4179cb5a4c("vxlan: test dev->flags & IFF_UP before calling netif_rx()") netif_rx() or gro_cells_receive() must be called under a strict contract. At device dismantle phase, core networking clears IFF_UP and flush_all_backlogs() is called after rcu grace period to make sure no incoming packet might be in a cpu backlog and still referencing the device. A similar protocol is used for gro_cells infrastructure, as gro_cells_destroy() will be called only after a full rcu grace period is observed after IFF_UP has been cleared. Most drivers call netif_rx() from their interrupt handler, and since the interrupts are disabled at device dismantle, netif_rx() does not have to check dev->flags & IFF_UP Virtual drivers do not have this guarantee, and must therefore make the check themselves. Otherwise we risk use-after-free and/or crashes. Fixes:d342894c5d("vxlan: virtual extensible lan") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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