linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.16 008/279] ibmvnic: Do not notify peers on parameter change resets

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:09:53 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.16 008/279] ibmvnic: Do not notify peers on parameter change resets

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

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From: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

[ Upstream commit ebc701b796a67a5785399dcbc83d90e3b5f1e02f ]

When attempting to change the driver parameters, such as the MTU
value or number of queues, do not call netdev_notify_peers().
Doing so will deadlock on the rtnl_lock.

Signed-off-by: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@...rosoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1711,7 +1711,8 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapt
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
 		napi_schedule(&adapter->napi[i]);
 
-	if (adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER)
+	if (adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER &&
+	    adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_CHANGE_PARAM)
 		netdev_notify_peers(netdev);
 
 	netif_carrier_on(netdev);