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+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/365-0012-brcmfmac-introduce-brcmf_net_detach-function.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+From: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
+Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 22:15:04 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] brcmfmac: introduce brcmf_net_detach() function
+
+In case of error during brcmf_bus_start() the network interfaces were
+freed using free_netdev(). However, the interfaces may have additional
+memory allocated which is not freed. The netdev has destructor set to
+brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev() which frees the additional memory if
+allocated and call free_netdev(). The brcmf_net_detach() either calls
+brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev() directly or uses unregister_netdev() when
+struct net_device::reg_state indicates the netdev was registered.
+
+Reported-by: Daniel (Deognyoun) Kim <dekim@broadcom.com>
+Reviewed-by: Hante Meuleman <meuleman@broadcom.com>
+Reviewed-by: Franky (Zhenhui) Lin <frankyl@broadcom.com>
+Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@broadcom.com>
+Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com>
+---
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
+@@ -4746,7 +4746,8 @@ void brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev(struct n
+ ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ vif = ifp->vif;
+
+- brcmf_free_vif(vif);
++ if (vif)
++ brcmf_free_vif(vif);
+ free_netdev(ndev);
+ }
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c
+@@ -718,8 +718,6 @@ int brcmf_net_attach(struct brcmf_if *if
+ }
+
+ brcmf_dbg(INFO, "%s: Broadcom Dongle Host Driver\n", ndev->name);
+-
+- ndev->destructor = brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev;
+ return 0;
+
+ fail:
+@@ -729,6 +727,14 @@ fail:
+ return -EBADE;
+ }
+
++static void brcmf_net_detach(struct net_device *ndev)
++{
++ if (ndev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED)
++ unregister_netdev(ndev);
++ else
++ brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev(ndev);
++}
++
+ static int brcmf_net_p2p_open(struct net_device *ndev)
+ {
+ brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
+@@ -805,8 +811,7 @@ struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brc
+ ifp->ndev->name);
+ if (ifidx) {
+ netif_stop_queue(ifp->ndev);
+- unregister_netdev(ifp->ndev);
+- free_netdev(ifp->ndev);
++ brcmf_net_detach(ifp->ndev);
+ drvr->iflist[bssidx] = NULL;
+ } else {
+ brcmf_err("ignore IF event\n");
+@@ -828,6 +833,7 @@ struct brcmf_if *brcmf_add_if(struct brc
+ if (!ndev)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
++ ndev->destructor = brcmf_cfg80211_free_netdev;
+ ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+ ifp->ndev = ndev;
+ /* store mapping ifidx to bssidx */
+@@ -879,8 +885,7 @@ static void brcmf_del_if(struct brcmf_pu
+ cancel_work_sync(&ifp->setmacaddr_work);
+ cancel_work_sync(&ifp->multicast_work);
+ }
+- /* unregister will take care of freeing it */
+- unregister_netdev(ifp->ndev);
++ brcmf_net_detach(ifp->ndev);
+ }
+ }
+
+@@ -1056,11 +1061,11 @@ fail:
+ brcmf_fws_deinit(drvr);
+ }
+ if (drvr->iflist[0]) {
+- free_netdev(ifp->ndev);
++ brcmf_net_detach(ifp->ndev);
+ drvr->iflist[0] = NULL;
+ }
+ if (p2p_ifp) {
+- free_netdev(p2p_ifp->ndev);
++ brcmf_net_detach(p2p_ifp->ndev);
+ drvr->iflist[1] = NULL;
+ }
+ return ret;