linux-kernel - [ 31/47] e1000: Prevent reset task killing itself.

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Message-Id: <20120518212652.039326519@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:	Fri, 18 May 2012 14:27:20 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@...el.com>,
	Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [ 31/47] e1000: Prevent reset task killing itself.

3.3-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@...el.com>

commit 8ce6909f77ba1b7bcdea65cc2388fd1742b6d669 upstream.

Killing reset task while adapter is resetting causes deadlock.
Only kill reset task if adapter is not resetting.
Ref bug #43132 on bugzilla.kernel.org

Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <tushar.n.dave@...el.com>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c |    6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -492,7 +492,11 @@ out:
 static void e1000_down_and_stop(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	set_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags);
-	cancel_work_sync(&adapter->reset_task);
+
+	/* Only kill reset task if adapter is not resetting */
+	if (!test_bit(__E1000_RESETTING, &adapter->flags))
+		cancel_work_sync(&adapter->reset_task);
+
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->watchdog_task);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->phy_info_task);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->fifo_stall_task);


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