netdev - [NET-NEXT PATCH 08/25] ixgb: fix race on rx_buffer

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Date:	Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:51:42 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	jeff@...zik.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [NET-NEXT PATCH 08/25] ixgb: fix race on rx_buffer_len in mtu change

From: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>

some random coverage testing found that when changing mtu
under heavy traffic load, NAPI would use the rx_buffer_len variable
after it had been changed by change_mtu.

Similar to e1000 bugs found long ago.

Signed-off-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---

 drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c |   10 +++++++---
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
index 4bf6bbc..c3234c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgb/ixgb_main.c
@@ -1573,14 +1573,18 @@ ixgb_change_mtu(struct net_device *netdev, int new_mtu)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if (old_max_frame == max_frame)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (netif_running(netdev))
+		ixgb_down(adapter, true);
+
 	adapter->rx_buffer_len = max_frame + 8; /* + 8 for errata */
 
 	netdev->mtu = new_mtu;
 
-	if ((old_max_frame != max_frame) && netif_running(netdev)) {
-		ixgb_down(adapter, true);
+	if (netif_running(netdev))
 		ixgb_up(adapter);
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }

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