1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6591440cc03d..13e6447f0398 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3313,6 +3313,7 @@ int netdev_rx_handler_register(struct net_device *dev,
         if (dev->rx_handler)
                 return -EBUSY;
 
+        /* Note: rx_handler_data must be set before rx_handler */
         rcu_assign_pointer(dev->rx_handler_data, rx_handler_data);
         rcu_assign_pointer(dev->rx_handler, rx_handler);
 
@@ -3333,6 +3334,11 @@ void netdev_rx_handler_unregister(struct net_device *dev)
 
         ASSERT_RTNL();
         RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->rx_handler, NULL);
+        /* a reader seeing a non NULL rx_handler in a rcu_read_lock()
+         * section has a guarantee to see a non NULL rx_handler_data
+         * as well.
+         */
+        synchronize_net();
         RCU_INIT_POINTER(dev->rx_handler_data, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(netdev_rx_handler_unregister);