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diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 9837bebf93ce..2d8d8fcfa060 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -353,15 +353,46 @@ void __rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__rtnl_link_unregister);
+/* Return with the rtnl_lock held when there are no network
+ * devices unregistering in any network namespace.
+ */
+static void rtnl_lock_unregistering_all(void)
+{
+ struct net *net;
+ bool unregistering;
+ DEFINE_WAIT(wait);
+
+ for (;;) {
+ prepare_to_wait(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait,
+ TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+ unregistering = false;
+ rtnl_lock();
+ for_each_net(net) {
+ if (net->dev_unreg_count > 0) {
+ unregistering = true;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ if (!unregistering)
+ break;
+ __rtnl_unlock();
+ schedule();
+ }
+ finish_wait(&netdev_unregistering_wq, &wait);
+}
+
/**
* rtnl_link_unregister - Unregister rtnl_link_ops from rtnetlink.
* @ops: struct rtnl_link_ops * to unregister
*/
void rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops)
{
- rtnl_lock();
+ /* Close the race with cleanup_net() */
+ mutex_lock(&net_mutex);
+ rtnl_lock_unregistering_all();
__rtnl_link_unregister(ops);
rtnl_unlock();
+ mutex_unlock(&net_mutex);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtnl_link_unregister);
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