netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next]r8169: Serialise some operations from open close

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jul 2015 01:40:05 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Corcodel Marian <corcodel.marian@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next]r8169: Serialise some operations from open close

Corcodel Marian <corcodel.marian@...il.com> :
[...]
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> index 410c1ee..be67873 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/r8169.c
> @@ -7555,11 +7555,13 @@ static int rtl8169_close(struct net_device *dev)
>  
>  	rtl_lock_work(tp);
>  	clear_bit(RTL_FLAG_TASK_ENABLED, tp->wk.flags);
> -
> -	rtl8169_down(dev);
>  	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
>  
> +	rtl8169_down(dev);
> +	//rtl_unlock_work(tp);
> +        rtl_lock_work(tp);
>  	cancel_work_sync(&tp->wk.work);
> +	rtl_unlock_work(tp);
>  
>  	free_irq(pdev->irq, dev);

tab/spaces mix. Stray commented code.

rtl_lock_work/cancel_work_sync/rtl_unlock_work makes no sense.

[...]
> @@ -7611,10 +7614,12 @@ static int rtl_open(struct net_device *dev)
>  	if (retval < 0)
>  		goto err_free_rx_1;
>  
> +        rtl_lock_work(tp);
>  	INIT_WORK(&tp->wk.work, rtl_task);
> -
> +        rtl_unlock_work(tp);
>  	smp_mb();

?

Irq has not been requested : this code isn't racing with NAPI.

I don't see either how it could race with a runtime resume handler.

Care to elaborate what it is supposed to race with ?

>  
> +        rtl_lock_work(tp);
>  	rtl_request_firmware(tp);
>  
>  	retval = request_irq(pdev->irq, rtl8169_interrupt,
> @@ -7623,7 +7628,7 @@ static int rtl_open(struct net_device *dev)
>  	if (retval < 0)
>  		goto err_release_fw_2;

You forgot to balance rtl_lock_work after the err_release_fw_2 label.

:o/

-- 
Ueimor
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