net: Fix inconsistent teardown and release of private netdev state.

Network devices can allocate reasources and private memory using
netdev_ops->ndo_init().  However, the release of these resources
can occur in one of two different places.

Either netdev_ops->ndo_uninit() or netdev->destructor().

The decision of which operation frees the resources depends upon
whether it is necessary for all netdev refs to be released before it
is safe to perform the freeing.

netdev_ops->ndo_uninit() presumably can occur right after the
NETDEV_UNREGISTER notifier completes and the unicast and multicast
address lists are flushed.

netdev->destructor(), on the other hand, does not run until the
netdev references all go away.

Further complicating the situation is that netdev->destructor()
almost universally does also a free_netdev().

This creates a problem for the logic in register_netdevice().
Because all callers of register_netdevice() manage the freeing
of the netdev, and invoke free_netdev(dev) if register_netdevice()
fails.

If netdev_ops->ndo_init() succeeds, but something else fails inside
of register_netdevice(), it does call ndo_ops->ndo_uninit().  But
it is not able to invoke netdev->destructor().

This is because netdev->destructor() will do a free_netdev() and
then the caller of register_netdevice() will do the same.

However, this means that the resources that would normally be released
by netdev->destructor() will not be.

Over the years drivers have added local hacks to deal with this, by
invoking their destructor parts by hand when register_netdevice()
fails.

Many drivers do not try to deal with this, and instead we have leaks.

Let's close this hole by formalizing the distinction between what
private things need to be freed up by netdev->destructor() and whether
the driver needs unregister_netdevice() to perform the free_netdev().

netdev->priv_destructor() performs all actions to free up the private
resources that used to be freed by netdev->destructor(), except for
free_netdev().

netdev->needs_free_netdev is a boolean that indicates whether
free_netdev() should be done at the end of unregister_netdevice().

Now, register_netdevice() can sanely release all resources after
ndo_ops->ndo_init() succeeds, by invoking both ndo_ops->ndo_uninit()
and netdev->priv_destructor().

And at the end of unregister_netdevice(), we invoke
netdev->priv_destructor() and optionally call free_netdev().

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

38 files changed, 51 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 2359478b977f..8ab6bdbe1682 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -4192,7 +4192,6 @@ static void bond_destructor(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 	if (bond->wq)
 		destroy_workqueue(bond->wq);
-	free_netdev(bond_dev);
 }
 
 void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
@@ -4212,7 +4211,8 @@ void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	bond_dev->netdev_ops = &bond_netdev_ops;
 	bond_dev->ethtool_ops = &bond_ethtool_ops;
 
-	bond_dev->destructor = bond_destructor;
+	bond_dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+	bond_dev->priv_destructor = bond_destructor;
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(bond_dev, &bond_type);
 
@@ -4736,7 +4736,7 @@ int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name)
 
 	rtnl_unlock();
 	if (res < 0)
-		bond_destructor(bond_dev);
+		free_netdev(bond_dev);
 	return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
index ddabce759456..71a7c3b44fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_hsi.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ static void cfhsi_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP;
 	dev->mtu = CFHSI_MAX_CAIF_FRAME_SZ;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &cfhsi_netdevops;
 	for (i = 0; i < CFHSI_PRIO_LAST; ++i)
 		skb_queue_head_init(&cfhsi->qhead[i]);
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
index c2dea4916e5d..76e1d3545105 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_serial.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static void caifdev_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP;
 	dev->mtu = CAIF_MAX_MTU;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&serdev->head);
 	serdev->common.link_select = CAIF_LINK_LOW_LATENCY;
 	serdev->common.use_frag = true;
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
index 3a529fbe539f..fc21afe852b9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_spi.c
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ static void cfspi_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->flags = IFF_NOARP | IFF_POINTOPOINT;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->mtu = SPI_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	skb_queue_head_init(&cfspi->qhead);
 	skb_queue_head_init(&cfspi->chead);
 	cfspi->cfdev.link_select = CAIF_LINK_HIGH_BANDW;
diff --git a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
index 6122768c8644..1794ea0420b7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/caif/caif_virtio.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static void cfv_netdev_setup(struct net_device *netdev)
 	netdev->tx_queue_len = 100;
 	netdev->flags = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP;
 	netdev->mtu = CFV_DEF_MTU_SIZE;
-	netdev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	netdev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 }
 
 /* Create debugfs counters for the device */
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
index eb7173713bbc..6a6e896e52fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/slcan.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static int slc_open(struct net_device *dev)
 static void slc_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	int i = dev->base_addr;
-	free_netdev(dev);
+
 	slcan_devs[i] = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ static const struct net_device_ops slc_netdev_ops = {
 static void slc_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &slc_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= slc_free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
+	dev->priv_destructor	= slc_free_netdev;
 
 	dev->hard_header_len	= 0;
 	dev->addr_len		= 0;
@@ -761,8 +762,6 @@ static void __exit slcan_exit(void)
 		if (sl->tty) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: tty discipline still running\n",
 			       dev->name);
-			/* Intentionally leak the control block. */
-			dev->destructor = NULL;
 		}
 
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/vcan.c b/drivers/net/can/vcan.c
index facca33d53e9..0eda1b308583 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/vcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/vcan.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void vcan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 		dev->flags |= IFF_ECHO;
 
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &vcan_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 }
 
 static struct rtnl_link_ops vcan_link_ops __read_mostly = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c b/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
index 7fbb24795681..30cf2368becf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/vxcan.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void vxcan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->tx_queue_len	= 0;
 	dev->flags		= (IFF_NOARP|IFF_ECHO);
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &vxcan_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 }
 
 /* forward declaration for rtnl_create_link() */
diff --git a/drivers/net/dummy.c b/drivers/net/dummy.c
index 149244aac20a..9905b52fe293 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dummy.c
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ static void dummy_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct dummy_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	kfree(priv->vfinfo);
-	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static void dummy_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -338,7 +337,8 @@ static void dummy_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Initialize the device structure. */
 	dev->netdev_ops = &dummy_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &dummy_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor = dummy_free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+	dev->priv_destructor = dummy_free_netdev;
 
 	/* Fill in device structure with ethernet-generic values. */
 	dev->flags |= IFF_NOARP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
index 77ed2f628f9c..ea1bfcf1870a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_main.c
@@ -4525,7 +4525,7 @@ static void dummy_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	/* Initialize the device structure. */
 	dev->netdev_ops = &cxgb4_mgmt_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &cxgb4_mgmt_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 }
 
 static int config_mgmt_dev(struct pci_dev *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index 6ebb0f559a42..199459bd6961 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ static void geneve_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->netdev_ops = &geneve_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &geneve_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &geneve_type);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 7b652bb7ebe4..ca110cd2a4e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops gtp_netdev_ops = {
 static void gtp_link_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &gtp_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 
 	dev->hard_header_len = 0;
 	dev->addr_len = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
index 922bf440e9f1..021a8ec411ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/6pack.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static void sp_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	/* Finish setting up the DEVICE info. */
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &sp_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 	dev->mtu		= SIXP_MTU;
 	dev->hard_header_len	= AX25_MAX_HEADER_LEN;
 	dev->header_ops 	= &ax25_header_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index f62e7f325cf9..78a6414c5fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops bpq_netdev_ops = {
 static void bpq_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops	     = &bpq_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor	     = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
 	memcpy(dev->broadcast, &ax25_bcast, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr,  &ax25_defaddr, AX25_ADDR_LEN);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ifb.c b/drivers/net/ifb.c
index 312fce7302d3..144ea5ae8ab4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ifb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ifb.c
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ static void ifb_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 		__skb_queue_purge(&txp->tq);
 	}
 	kfree(dp->tx_private);
-	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static void ifb_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -230,7 +229,8 @@ static void ifb_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING;
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
 	eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
-	dev->destructor = ifb_dev_free;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+	dev->priv_destructor = ifb_dev_free;
 }
 
 static netdev_tx_t ifb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
index 618ed88fad0f..7c7680c8f0e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipvlan/ipvlan_main.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void ipvlan_link_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE | IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING);
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT | IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &ipvlan_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->header_ops = &ipvlan_header_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &ipvlan_ethtool_ops;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/loopback.c b/drivers/net/loopback.c
index 224f65cb576b..30612497643c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/loopback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/loopback.c
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ static void loopback_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev_net(dev)->loopback_dev = NULL;
 	free_percpu(dev->lstats);
-	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static const struct net_device_ops loopback_ops = {
@@ -196,7 +195,8 @@ static void loopback_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->ethtool_ops	= &loopback_ethtool_ops;
 	dev->header_ops		= &eth_header_ops;
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &loopback_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= loopback_dev_free;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
+	dev->priv_destructor	= loopback_dev_free;
 }
 
 /* Setup and register the loopback device. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/macsec.c b/drivers/net/macsec.c
index cdc347be68f2..79411675f0e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macsec.c
@@ -2996,7 +2996,6 @@ static void macsec_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	free_percpu(macsec->secy.tx_sc.stats);
 
 	dev_put(real_dev);
-	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static void macsec_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -3006,7 +3005,8 @@ static void macsec_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->netdev_ops = &macsec_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor = macsec_free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+	dev->priv_destructor = macsec_free_netdev;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &macsec_type);
 
 	eth_zero_addr(dev->broadcast);
diff --git a/drivers/net/macvlan.c b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
index 346ad2ff3998..67bf7ebae5c6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvlan.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ void macvlan_common_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	netif_keep_dst(dev);
 	dev->priv_flags	       |= IFF_UNICAST_FLT;
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &macvlan_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 	dev->header_ops		= &macvlan_hard_header_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops	= &macvlan_ethtool_ops;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/nlmon.c b/drivers/net/nlmon.c
index b91603835d26..c4b3362da4a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nlmon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nlmon.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void nlmon_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->netdev_ops	= &nlmon_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &nlmon_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor	= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
 	dev->features = NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST |
 			NETIF_F_HIGHDMA | NETIF_F_LLTX;
diff --git a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
index 1da31dc47f86..74b907206aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
+++ b/drivers/net/slip/slip.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static void sl_uninit(struct net_device *dev)
 static void sl_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	int i = dev->base_addr;
-	free_netdev(dev);
+
 	slip_devs[i] = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -651,7 +651,8 @@ static const struct net_device_ops sl_netdev_ops = {
 static void sl_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &sl_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= sl_free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
+	dev->priv_destructor	= sl_free_netdev;
 
 	dev->hard_header_len	= 0;
 	dev->addr_len		= 0;
@@ -1369,8 +1370,6 @@ static void __exit slip_exit(void)
 		if (sl->tty) {
 			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: tty discipline still running\n",
 			       dev->name);
-			/* Intentionally leak the control block. */
-			dev->destructor = NULL;
 		}
 
 		unregister_netdev(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
index 6c5d5ef46f75..fba8c136aa7c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,6 @@ static void team_destructor(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct team *team = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	free_percpu(team->pcpu_stats);
-	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static int team_open(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -2079,7 +2078,8 @@ static void team_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->netdev_ops = &team_netdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &team_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor	= team_destructor;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+	dev->priv_destructor = team_destructor;
 	dev->priv_flags &= ~(IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE | IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING);
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_TEAM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index bbd707b9ef7a..9ee7d4275640 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1560,7 +1560,6 @@ static void tun_free_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	free_percpu(tun->pcpu_stats);
 	tun_flow_uninit(tun);
 	security_tun_dev_free_security(tun->security);
-	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 static void tun_setup(struct net_device *dev)
@@ -1571,7 +1570,8 @@ static void tun_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	tun->group = INVALID_GID;
 
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &tun_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor = tun_free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+	dev->priv_destructor = tun_free_netdev;
 	/* We prefer our own queue length */
 	dev->tx_queue_len = TUN_READQ_SIZE;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
index eb52de8205f0..c7a350bbaaa7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/cdc-phonet.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static void usbpn_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->addr_len		= 1;
 	dev->tx_queue_len	= 3;
 
-	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
index 8f923a147fa9..949671ce4039 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/qmi_wwan.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static void qmimux_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->addr_len        = 0;
 	dev->flags           = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_NOARP | IFF_MULTICAST;
 	dev->netdev_ops      = &qmimux_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor      = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 }
 
 static struct net_device *qmimux_find_dev(struct usbnet *dev, u8 mux_id)
diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 38f0f03a29c8..0156fe8cac17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ static int veth_dev_init(struct net_device *dev)
 static void veth_dev_free(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	free_percpu(dev->vstats);
-	free_netdev(dev);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
@@ -317,7 +316,8 @@ static void veth_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 			       NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_TX |
 			       NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_RX |
 			       NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_STAG_RX);
-	dev->destructor = veth_dev_free;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+	dev->priv_destructor = veth_dev_free;
 	dev->max_mtu = ETH_MAX_MTU;
 
 	dev->hw_features = VETH_FEATURES;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index db882493875c..d38f11d833fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ static void vrf_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->netdev_ops = &vrf_netdev_ops;
 	dev->l3mdev_ops = &vrf_l3mdev_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &vrf_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
 	/* Fill in device structure with ethernet-generic values. */
 	eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/vsockmon.c b/drivers/net/vsockmon.c
index 7f0136f2dd9d..c28bdce14fd5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vsockmon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vsockmon.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void vsockmon_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	dev->netdev_ops	= &vsockmon_ops;
 	dev->ethtool_ops = &vsockmon_ethtool_ops;
-	dev->destructor	= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
 	dev->features = NETIF_F_SG | NETIF_F_FRAGLIST |
 			NETIF_F_HIGHDMA | NETIF_F_LLTX;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vxlan.c b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
index a6b5052c1d36..5fa798a5c9a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vxlan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vxlan.c
@@ -2611,7 +2611,7 @@ static void vxlan_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	eth_hw_addr_random(dev);
 	ether_setup(dev);
 
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(dev, &vxlan_type);
 
 	dev->features	|= NETIF_F_LLTX;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c b/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
index 65ee2a6f248c..a0d76f70c428 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/dlci.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static void dlci_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 	dev->flags		= 0;
 	dev->header_ops		= &dlci_header_ops;
 	dev->netdev_ops		= &dlci_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor		= free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev	= true;
 
 	dlp->receive		= dlci_receive;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
index eb915281197e..78596e42a3f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ static int fr_add_pvc(struct net_device *frad, unsigned int dlci, int type)
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	*get_dev_p(pvc, type) = dev;
 	if (!used) {
 		state(hdlc)->dce_changed = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
index 9df9ed62beff..63f749078a1f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/lapbether.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops lapbeth_netdev_ops = {
 static void lapbeth_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops	     = &lapbeth_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor	     = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->type            = ARPHRD_X25;
 	dev->hard_header_len = 3;
 	dev->mtu             = 1000;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
index 91ee542de3d7..b90c77ef792e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/main.c
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ void init_netdev(struct net_device *dev)
 	struct ath6kl *ar = ath6kl_priv(dev);
 
 	dev->netdev_ops = &ath6kl_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	dev->watchdog_timeo = ATH6KL_TX_TIMEOUT;
 
 	dev->needed_headroom = ETH_HLEN;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
index cd1d6730eab7..617199c0e5a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
@@ -5225,7 +5225,6 @@ void brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	if (vif)
 		brcmf_free_vif(vif);
-	free_netdev(ndev);
 }
 
 static bool brcmf_is_linkup(const struct brcmf_event_msg *e)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
index a3d82368f1a9..511d190c6cca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
@@ -624,7 +624,8 @@ struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brcmf_pub *drvr, s32 bsscfgidx, s32 ifidx,
 		if (!ndev)
 			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-		ndev->destructor = brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev;
+		ndev->needs_free_netdev = true;
+		ndev->priv_destructor = brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev;
 		ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
 		ifp->ndev = ndev;
 		/* store mapping ifidx to bsscfgidx */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_main.c
index 544fc09dcb62..1372b20f931e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/hostap_main.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct net_device * hostap_add_interface(struct local_info *local,
 	dev->mem_end = mdev->mem_end;
 
 	hostap_setup_dev(dev, local, type);
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 
 	sprintf(dev->name, "%s%s", prefix, name);
 	if (!rtnl_locked)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 002b25cff5b6..c854a557998b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -2861,7 +2861,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops hwsim_netdev_ops = {
 static void hwsim_mon_setup(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops = &hwsim_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	ether_setup(dev);
 	dev->priv_flags |= IFF_NO_QUEUE;
 	dev->type = ARPHRD_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
index dd87b9ff64c3..39b6b5e3f6e0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.c
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ void mwifiex_init_priv_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			      struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	dev->netdev_ops = &mwifiex_netdev_ops;
-	dev->destructor = free_netdev;
+	dev->needs_free_netdev = true;
 	/* Initialize private structure */
 	priv->current_key_index = 0;
 	priv->media_connected = false;