netdev - Re: [PATCH] net:switchdev: fix to release the lock before function return to avoid deadlock

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Date:   Tue, 6 Dec 2016 13:29:31 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Feng Deng <feng.deng@...tina-access.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cxdx2006@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net:switchdev: fix to release the lock before function
 return to avoid deadlock

Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 11:09:24AM CET, feng.deng@...tina-access.com wrote:
>before switchdev_deferred_dequeue() normal return,show release the lock,
>if not,maybe there will be deadlock sometimes
>
>Signed-off-by: Feng Deng <feng.deng@...tina-access.com>
>---
> net/switchdev/switchdev.c | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
>diff --git a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
>index 3b95fe9..c0a1ad4 100644
>--- a/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
>+++ b/net/switchdev/switchdev.c
>@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ static struct switchdev_deferred_item *switchdev_deferred_dequeue(void)
> 	dfitem = list_first_entry(&deferred,
> 				  struct switchdev_deferred_item, list);
> 	list_del(&dfitem->list);
>+	spin_unlock_bh(&deferred_lock);
> unlock:
> 	spin_unlock_bh(&deferred_lock);

You are joking right?