1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 3709d6af9abf..b9e002fccbca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -516,8 +516,7 @@ again:
         /* Free up any pending old buffers before queueing new ones. */
         free_old_xmit_skbs(vi);
 
-        /* Put new one in send queue and do transmit */
-        __skb_queue_head(&vi->send, skb);
+        /* Try to transmit */
         capacity = xmit_skb(vi, skb);
 
         /* This can happen with OOM and indirect buffers. */
@@ -531,8 +530,17 @@ again:
                 }
                 return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
         }
-
         vi->svq->vq_ops->kick(vi->svq);
+
+        /*
+         * Put new one in send queue.  You'd expect we'd need this before
+         * xmit_skb calls add_buf(), since the callback can be triggered
+         * immediately after that.  But since the callback just triggers
+         * another call back here, normal network xmit locking prevents the
+         * race.
+         */
+        __skb_queue_head(&vi->send, skb);
+
         /* Don't wait up for transmitted skbs to be freed. */
         skb_orphan(skb);
         nf_reset(skb);
@@ -990,7 +998,7 @@ static unsigned int features[] = {
         VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_RX, VIRTIO_NET_F_CTRL_VLAN,
 };
 
-static struct virtio_driver virtio_net = {
+static struct virtio_driver virtio_net_driver = {
         .feature_table = features,
         .feature_table_size = ARRAY_SIZE(features),
         .driver.name =  KBUILD_MODNAME,
@@ -1003,12 +1011,12 @@ static struct virtio_driver virtio_net = {
 
 static int __init init(void)
 {
-        return register_virtio_driver(&virtio_net);
+        return register_virtio_driver(&virtio_net_driver);
 }
 
 static void __exit fini(void)
 {
-        unregister_virtio_driver(&virtio_net);
+        unregister_virtio_driver(&virtio_net_driver);
 }
 module_init(init);
 module_exit(fini);