Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/3] net: ipv4: clear dev->ip_ptr before destroying inetdev

From: Ido Schimmel

Date: Sun Jul 12 2026 - 03:21:28 EST


On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 09:54:04AM +0900, Yuyang Huang wrote:
> To prevent RCU readers from accessing a partially destroyed in_device,
> clear dev->ip_ptr early in inetdev_destroy() before freeing the
> multicast list and individual IP addresses. This aligns the IPv4 teardown
> sequence with the IPv6 implementation.
>
> Cc: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yuyang Huang <yuyanghuang@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>