linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next v3] net: dec: tulip: de2104x: Add shutdown handler to stop NIC

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Date:   Tue, 27 Oct 2020 18:59:09 -0700
From:   Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Moritz Fischer <mdf@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lucyyan@...gle.com,
        moritzf@...gle.com, James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC net-next v3] net: dec: tulip: de2104x: Add shutdown
 handler to stop NIC

Hi Jakub,

On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 04:16:06PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:28:34 -0700 Moritz Fischer wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c
> > index d9f6c19940ef..ea7442cc8e75 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de2104x.c
> > @@ -2175,11 +2175,19 @@ static int __maybe_unused de_resume(struct device *dev_d)
> >  
> >  static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(de_pm_ops, de_suspend, de_resume);
> >  
> > +static void de_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
> > +{
> > +	struct net_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
> > +
> > +	de_close(dev);
> 
> Apparently I get all the best ideas when I'm about to apply something..

Better now than after =)

> I don't think you can just call de_close() like that, because 
> (a) it may expect rtnl_lock() to be held, and (b) it may not be open.

how about:

rtnl_lock();
if (netif_running(dev))
	dev_close(dev);
rtnl_unlock();

> 
> Perhaps call unregister_netdev(dev) - that'll close the device.
> Or rtnl_lock(); dev_close(dev); rtnl_unlock();
> 
> > +}
> > +
> >  static struct pci_driver de_driver = {
> >  	.name		= DRV_NAME,
> >  	.id_table	= de_pci_tbl,
> >  	.probe		= de_init_one,
> >  	.remove		= de_remove_one,
> > +	.shutdown	= de_shutdown,
> >  	.driver.pm	= &de_pm_ops,
> >  };
> >  
> 

Cheers,
Moritz