netdev - [PATCH net] vhost_net: don't continue to call the recvmsg when meet errors

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Date:   Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:10:57 +0800
From:   Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@...wei.com>
To:     <mst@...hat.com>, <jasowang@...hat.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <caihe@...wei.com>, <wangyunjian@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] vhost_net: don't continue to call the recvmsg when meet errors

When we meet an error(err=-EBADFD) recvmsg, the error handling in vhost
handle_rx() will continue. This will cause a soft CPU lockup in vhost thread.

Signed-off-by: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@...wei.com>
---
 drivers/vhost/net.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/vhost/net.c b/drivers/vhost/net.c
index 5dc128a..edc470b 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/net.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/net.c
@@ -717,6 +717,9 @@ static void handle_rx(struct vhost_net *net)
 			pr_debug("Discarded rx packet: "
 				 " len %d, expected %zd\n", err, sock_len);
 			vhost_discard_vq_desc(vq, headcount);
+			/* Don't continue to do, when meet errors. */
+			if (err < 0)
+				goto out;
 			continue;
 		}
 		/* Supply virtio_net_hdr if VHOST_NET_F_VIRTIO_NET_HDR */
-- 
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