linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC 27/33] iavf: Fix a locking bug in an error path

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Message-ID: <20250206175114.1974171-28-bvanassche@acm.org>
Date: Thu,  6 Feb 2025 09:51:08 -0800
From: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>,
	Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>,
	Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFC 27/33] iavf: Fix a locking bug in an error path

If the netdev lock has been obtained, unlock it before returning.
This bug has been detected by the Clang thread-safety analyzer.

Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Fixes: afc664987ab3 ("eth: iavf: extend the netdev_lock usage")
Signed-off-by: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
index 2d7a18fcc3be..852e5b62f0a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c
@@ -2903,8 +2903,8 @@ static void iavf_watchdog_task(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&adapter->crit_lock);
-	netdev_unlock(netdev);
 restart_watchdog:
+	netdev_unlock(netdev);
 	if (adapter->state >= __IAVF_DOWN)
 		queue_work(adapter->wq, &adapter->adminq_task);
 	if (adapter->aq_required)