Otherwise 'modprobe -r' on a module having a dependency on bridge will
implicitly unload bridge, bringing down all connectivity that was using
bridges.
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
net/bridge/br_if.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
--- linux-2.6.23-rc8/net/bridge/br_if.c 2007-09-26 09:23:54.000000000 +0200
+++ 2.6.23-rc8-bridge-module-get-put/net/bridge/br_if.c 2007-09-25
14:31:01.000000000 +0200
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ int br_add_bridge(const char *name)
if (!dev)
return -ENOMEM;
+ if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) {
+ free_netdev(dev);
+ return -ENOENT;
+ }
+
rtnl_lock();
if (strchr(dev->name, '%')) {
ret = dev_alloc_name(dev, dev->name);
@@ -294,6 +299,8 @@ int br_add_bridge(const char *name)
unregister_netdevice(dev);
out:
rtnl_unlock();
+ if (ret)
+ module_put(THIS_MODULE);
return ret;
}
@@ -321,6 +328,8 @@ int br_del_bridge(const char *name)
del_br(netdev_priv(dev));
rtnl_unlock();
+ if (ret == 0)
+ module_put(THIS_MODULE);
return ret;
}
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