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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index eb7f1a4fefc..75332b08952 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4865,6 +4865,10 @@ static void rollback_registered_many(struct list_head *head)
*/
call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_UNREGISTER, dev);
+ if (!dev->rtnl_link_ops ||
+ dev->rtnl_link_state == RTNL_LINK_INITIALIZED)
+ rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_DELLINK, dev, ~0U);
+
/*
* Flush the unicast and multicast chains
*/
@@ -5091,7 +5095,9 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
* Prevent userspace races by waiting until the network
* device is fully setup before sending notifications.
*/
- rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, dev, ~0U);
+ if (!dev->rtnl_link_ops ||
+ dev->rtnl_link_state == RTNL_LINK_INITIALIZED)
+ rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, dev, ~0U);
out:
return ret;