if (ifa->ifa_flags & IFA_F_SECONDARY) {
prim = inet_ifa_byprefix(in_dev, any, ifa->ifa_mask);
if (!prim) {
- pr_warn("%s: bug: prim == NULL\n", __func__);
+ /* if the device has been deleted, we don't perform
+ * address promotion
+ */
+ if (!in_dev->dead)
+ pr_warn("%s: bug: prim == NULL\n", __func__);
return;
}
if (iprim && iprim != prim) {