linux-kernel - Re: e1000_netpoll() , BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context

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Date:   Wed, 1 Mar 2017 23:38:07 +0100 (CET)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...il.com>
cc:     Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: e1000_netpoll() , BUG: sleeping function called from invalid
 context

On Wed, 1 Mar 2017, Gabriel C wrote:
> On 01.03.2017 18:13, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > On Sat, 18 Feb 2017, Gabriel C wrote:
> > > That got changed in commit 3111912971251 which got into Linus tree during
> > > the 4.10 merge window. So it is in 4.10-rc8.
> > > 
> > > Confused.
> > 
> > I'm still confused. Gabriel, can you please try to reproduce with 4.10
> > final?
> > 
> 
> Sure , do you want plain 4.10.0 or 4.10.1 ?
> 
> Btw is possible to rename e1000_netpoll() from e1000e driver
> to e1000e_netpoll() so we know what driver is in use ?

Grr. yes. That would be definitely helpful. I was staring into the wrong
one of course.

> My card uses the e1000e driver..

Does the patch below fix it?

Thanks,

	tglx
	
8<--------------

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -6716,19 +6716,19 @@ static irqreturn_t e1000_intr_msix(int _
 
 		vector = 0;
 		msix_irq = adapter->msix_entries[vector].vector;
-		disable_irq(msix_irq);
+		disable_hardirq(msix_irq);
 		e1000_intr_msix_rx(msix_irq, netdev);
 		enable_irq(msix_irq);
 
 		vector++;
 		msix_irq = adapter->msix_entries[vector].vector;
-		disable_irq(msix_irq);
+		disable_hardirq(msix_irq);
 		e1000_intr_msix_tx(msix_irq, netdev);
 		enable_irq(msix_irq);
 
 		vector++;
 		msix_irq = adapter->msix_entries[vector].vector;
-		disable_irq(msix_irq);
+		disable_hardirq(msix_irq);
 		e1000_msix_other(msix_irq, netdev);
 		enable_irq(msix_irq);
 	}