linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] igb: reinit_locked() should be called with rtnl

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Date:   Wed, 1 Jul 2020 01:37:39 +0000
From:   "Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:     Francesco Ruggeri <fruggeri@...sta.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] igb: reinit_locked() should be called with rtnl_lock

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Francesco Ruggeri <fruggeri@...sta.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2020 21:51
> To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> Cc: open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>; netdev
> <netdev@...r.kernel.org>; intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; David Miller
> <davem@...emloft.net>; Kirsher, Jeffrey T <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] igb: reinit_locked() should be called with rtnl_lock
> 
> > Would you mind adding a fixes tag here? Probably:
> >
> > Fixes: 9d5c824399de ("igb: PCI-Express 82575 Gigabit Ethernet driver")
> 
> That seems to be the commit that introduced the driver in 2.6.25.
> I am not familiar with the history of the driver to tell if this was a day 1
> problem or if it became an issue later.
> 
> >
> > And as a matter of fact it looks like e1000e and e1000 have the same
> > bug :/ Would you mind checking all Intel driver producing matches for
> > all the affected ones?
> 
> Do you mean identify all Intel drivers that may have the same issue?
> 

Do not worry about the other Intel drivers, I have our developers looking at each of our drivers for the locking issue.

@David Miller - I am picking up this patch