1 files changed, 33 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index b6d0bf875a8e..6561021d22d1 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1114,13 +1114,21 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_bonding_change);
 void dev_load(struct net *net, const char *name)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev;
+	int no_module;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	dev = dev_get_by_name_rcu(net, name);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (!dev && capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
-		request_module("%s", name);
+	no_module = !dev;
+	if (no_module && capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN))
+		no_module = request_module("netdev-%s", name);
+	if (no_module && capable(CAP_SYS_MODULE)) {
+		if (!request_module("%s", name))
+			pr_err("Loading kernel module for a network device "
+"with CAP_SYS_MODULE (deprecated).  Use CAP_NET_ADMIN and alias netdev-%s "
+"instead\n", name);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_load);
 
@@ -1280,10 +1288,13 @@ static int __dev_close_many(struct list_head *head)
 
 static int __dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+	int retval;
 	LIST_HEAD(single);
 
 	list_add(&dev->unreg_list, &single);
-	return __dev_close_many(&single);
+	retval = __dev_close_many(&single);
+	list_del(&single);
+	return retval;
 }
 
 int dev_close_many(struct list_head *head)
@@ -1325,7 +1336,7 @@ int dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	list_add(&dev->unreg_list, &single);
 	dev_close_many(&single);
-
+	list_del(&single);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_close);
@@ -5063,6 +5074,7 @@ static void rollback_registered(struct net_device *dev)
 
 	list_add(&dev->unreg_list, &single);
 	rollback_registered_many(&single);
+	list_del(&single);
 }
 
 unsigned long netdev_fix_features(unsigned long features, const char *name)
@@ -5660,30 +5672,35 @@ struct net_device *alloc_netdev_mqs(int sizeof_priv, const char *name,
 
 	dev_net_set(dev, &init_net);
 
+	dev->gso_max_size = GSO_MAX_SIZE;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->ethtool_ntuple_list.list);
+	dev->ethtool_ntuple_list.count = 0;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->napi_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->unreg_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->link_watch_list);
+	dev->priv_flags = IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE;
+	setup(dev);
+
 	dev->num_tx_queues = txqs;
 	dev->real_num_tx_queues = txqs;
 	if (netif_alloc_netdev_queues(dev))
-		goto free_pcpu;
+		goto free_all;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RPS
 	dev->num_rx_queues = rxqs;
 	dev->real_num_rx_queues = rxqs;
 	if (netif_alloc_rx_queues(dev))
-		goto free_pcpu;
+		goto free_all;
 #endif
 
-	dev->gso_max_size = GSO_MAX_SIZE;
-
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->ethtool_ntuple_list.list);
-	dev->ethtool_ntuple_list.count = 0;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->napi_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->unreg_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->link_watch_list);
-	dev->priv_flags = IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE;
-	setup(dev);
 	strcpy(dev->name, name);
 	return dev;
 
+free_all:
+	free_netdev(dev);
+	return NULL;
+
 free_pcpu:
 	free_percpu(dev->pcpu_refcnt);
 	kfree(dev->_tx);
@@ -6211,6 +6228,7 @@ static void __net_exit default_device_exit_batch(struct list_head *net_list)
 		}
 	}
 	unregister_netdevice_many(&dev_kill_list);
+	list_del(&dev_kill_list);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 }