Subject: [PATCH net-next] ppp: tear down bridge before clearing pch->chan

From: Qingfang Deng <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:38:56 +0800

As we previously did to ppp_disconnect_channel(), also move
ppp_unbridge_channels() before pch->chan is set to NULL in
ppp_unregister_channel().

ppp_unbridge_channels() calls synchronize_rcu(), so no concurrent RCU
readers in ppp_channel_bridge_input() can observe the channel after its
chan pointer is cleared.

This makes the !pchb->chan check in ppp_channel_bridge_input()
redundant and can be safely removed.

Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <[email-masked]>
---
 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 10 ++--------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index b097d1b38ac9..3a609d48a424 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -2285,17 +2285,11 @@ static bool ppp_channel_bridge_input(struct channel *pch, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		goto out_rcu;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&pchb->downl);
-	if (!pchb->chan) {
-		/* channel got unregistered */
-		kfree_skb(skb);
-		goto outl;
-	}
 
 	skb_scrub_packet(skb, !net_eq(pch->chan_net, pchb->chan_net));
 	if (!pchb->chan->ops->start_xmit(pchb->chan, skb))
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 
-outl:
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pchb->downl);
 out_rcu:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -2997,6 +2991,8 @@ ppp_unregister_channel(struct ppp_channel *chan)
 	 * the channel's start_xmit or ioctl routine before we proceed.
 	 */
 	ppp_disconnect_channel(pch);
+	ppp_unbridge_channels(pch);
+
 	down_write(&pch->chan_sem);
 	spin_lock_bh(&pch->downl);
 	pch->chan = NULL;
@@ -3008,8 +3004,6 @@ ppp_unregister_channel(struct ppp_channel *chan)
 	list_del(&pch->list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&pn->all_channels_lock);
 
-	ppp_unbridge_channels(pch);
-
 	pch->file.dead = 1;
 	wake_up_interruptible(&pch->file.rwait);
 
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