netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: Prevent infinite while loop in skb_tx

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Date:   Mon, 25 Oct 2021 15:00:07 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        gospo@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: Prevent infinite while loop in skb_tx_hash()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:05:28 -0400 you wrote:
> Drivers call netdev_set_num_tc() and then netdev_set_tc_queue()
> to set the queue count and offset for each TC.  So the queue count
> and offset for the TCs may be zero for a short period after dev->num_tc
> has been set.  If a TX packet is being transmitted at this time in the
> code path netdev_pick_tx() -> skb_tx_hash(), skb_tx_hash() may see
> nonzero dev->num_tc but zero qcount for the TC.  The while loop that
> keeps looping while hash >= qcount will not end.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: Prevent infinite while loop in skb_tx_hash()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/0c57eeecc559

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