3 files changed, 16 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d94537914a7..bcb05cb799c 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4294,10 +4294,8 @@ int netdev_set_master(struct net_device *slave, struct net_device *master)
 
         slave->master = master;
 
-        if (old) {
-                synchronize_net();
+        if (old)
                 dev_put(old);
-        }
         return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_set_master);
diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
index 67870e9fd09..f76079cd750 100644
--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
+++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
@@ -3544,13 +3544,12 @@ static int pktgen_add_device(struct pktgen_thread *t, const char *ifname)
                 return -ENOMEM;
 
         strcpy(pkt_dev->odevname, ifname);
-        pkt_dev->flows = vmalloc_node(MAX_CFLOWS * sizeof(struct flow_state),
+        pkt_dev->flows = vzalloc_node(MAX_CFLOWS * sizeof(struct flow_state),
                                       node);
         if (pkt_dev->flows == NULL) {
                 kfree(pkt_dev);
                 return -ENOMEM;
         }
-        memset(pkt_dev->flows, 0, MAX_CFLOWS * sizeof(struct flow_state));
 
         pkt_dev->removal_mark = 0;
         pkt_dev->min_pkt_size = ETH_ZLEN;
@@ -3708,6 +3707,7 @@ static int __init pg_init(void)
 {
         int cpu;
         struct proc_dir_entry *pe;
+        int ret = 0;
 
         pr_info("%s", version);
 
@@ -3718,11 +3718,10 @@ static int __init pg_init(void)
         pe = proc_create(PGCTRL, 0600, pg_proc_dir, &pktgen_fops);
         if (pe == NULL) {
                 pr_err("ERROR: cannot create %s procfs entry\n", PGCTRL);
-                proc_net_remove(&init_net, PG_PROC_DIR);
-                return -EINVAL;
+                ret = -EINVAL;
+                goto remove_dir;
         }
 
-        /* Register us to receive netdevice events */
         register_netdevice_notifier(&pktgen_notifier_block);
 
         for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
@@ -3736,13 +3735,18 @@ static int __init pg_init(void)
 
         if (list_empty(&pktgen_threads)) {
                 pr_err("ERROR: Initialization failed for all threads\n");
-                unregister_netdevice_notifier(&pktgen_notifier_block);
-                remove_proc_entry(PGCTRL, pg_proc_dir);
-                proc_net_remove(&init_net, PG_PROC_DIR);
-                return -ENODEV;
+                ret = -ENODEV;
+                goto unregister;
         }
 
         return 0;
+
+ unregister:
+        unregister_netdevice_notifier(&pktgen_notifier_block);
+        remove_proc_entry(PGCTRL, pg_proc_dir);
+ remove_dir:
+        proc_net_remove(&init_net, PG_PROC_DIR);
+        return ret;
 }
 
 static void __exit pg_cleanup(void)
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index d2ba2597c75..d1644e317e7 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1956,6 +1956,8 @@ static int rtnetlink_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, voi
         case NETDEV_GOING_DOWN:
         case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
         case NETDEV_UNREGISTER_BATCH:
+        case NETDEV_RELEASE:
+        case NETDEV_JOIN:
                 break;
         default:
                 rtmsg_ifinfo(RTM_NEWLINK, dev, 0);