IPoIB: Avoid free_netdev() BUG when destroying a child interface

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We have to release the RTNL before calling free_netdev() so that the
device state has a chance to become NETREG_UNREGISTERED.  Otherwise
when removing a child interface, we hit the BUG() that tests the
device state in free_netdev().

Reported-by: Yossi Etigin <yosefe@voltaire.com>
Signed-off-by: Roland Dreier <rolandd@cisco.com>

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Roland Dreier 2009-03-31 10:22:32 -07:00

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drivers/infiniband/ulp/ipoib/ipoib_vlan.c

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