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netvsc: fix rcu dereference warning from ethtool

The ethtool info command calls the netvsc get_sset_count with RTNL
but not with RCU. Which causes warning:

drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c:1010 suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
stephen hemminger 8 years ago
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      drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c

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drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c

@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ static const struct {
 static int netvsc_get_sset_count(struct net_device *dev, int string_set)
 {
 	struct net_device_context *ndc = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rcu_dereference(ndc->nvdev);
+	struct netvsc_device *nvdev = rtnl_dereference(ndc->nvdev);
 
 	if (!nvdev)
 		return -ENODEV;