[PATCH] net/tap: avoid using netlink socket if closed

[Robin Jarry]

Stephen Hemminger, Apr 03, 2026 at 21:26:
> Coverity flagged that nlsk_fd could be negative when passed
> to tap_nl_set_flags() during device close.
>
> Coverity issue: 502576
> Fixes: b5d76639551e ("net/tap: replace ioctl with Netlink")
> Cc: stable at dpdk.org
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen at networkplumber.org>
> ---

Thanks for the fix Stephen.

Reviewed-by: Robin Jarry <rjarry at redhat.com>