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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 14:41:40 -0700
From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To: "Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>, Jakub Kicinski
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net 3/8] idpf: fix possible race in idpf_vport_stop()
On 10/6/2025 5:07 PM, Tantilov, Emil S wrote:
>
>
> On 10/6/2025 10:26 AM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>> On Mon, 6 Oct 2025 07:49:32 -0700 Tantilov, Emil S wrote:
>>>> Argh, please stop using the flag based state machines. They CANNOT
>>>> replace locking. If there was proper locking in place it wouldn't
>>>> have mattered when we clear the flag.
>>>
>>> This patch is resolving a bug in the current logic of how the flag is
>>> used (not being atomic and not being cleared properly). I don't think
>>> there is an existing lock in place to address this issue, though we are
>>> looking to refactor the code over time to remove and/or limit how these
>>> flags are used.
>>
>> Can you share more details about the race? If there is no lock in place
>> there's always the risk that:
>>
>> CPU 0 CPU 1
>> idpf_vport_stop() whatever()
>> if (test_bit(UP))
>> # sees true
>> # !< long IRQ arrives
>> test_and_clear(UP)
>> ...
>> all the rest
>> ...
>> # > long IRQ ends
>> proceed but UP isn't really set any more
>>
>
> The specific case I was targeting with this patch is for when both
> idpf_vport_stop() and idpf_addr_unsync(), called via set_rx_mode attempt
> to delete the MAC filters. At least in my testing I have not seen a case
> where the set_rx_mode callback will happen before idpf_vport_stop(). I
> am assuming due to userspace reacting to the removal of the netdevs.
>
> rmmod-6089 [021] ..... 3521.291596: idpf_remove
> <-pci_device_remove
> rmmod-6089 [021] ..... 3521.292686: idpf_vport_stop
> <-idpf_vport_dealloc
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3521.295320: idpf_set_rx_mode
> <-dev_mc_del
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3521.295338: idpf_addr_unsync
> <-__hw_addr_sync_dev
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3521.295339: idpf_del_mac_filter
> <-idpf_addr_unsync
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3521.295450: idpf_set_rx_mode
> <-dev_mc_del
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3521.295451: idpf_addr_unsync
> <-__hw_addr_sync_dev
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3521.295451: idpf_del_mac_filter
> <-idpf_addr_unsync
> rmmod-6089 [002] ..... 3521.934980: idpf_vport_stop
> <-idpf_vport_dealloc
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3522.297299: idpf_set_rx_mode
> <-dev_mc_del
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3522.297316: idpf_addr_unsync
> <-__hw_addr_sync_dev
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3522.297317: idpf_del_mac_filter
> <-idpf_addr_unsync
> kworker/u261:2-3157 [037] ...1. 3522.297931:
> idpf_mac_filter_async_handler: Received invalid MAC filter payload (op
> 536) (len 0)
> rmmod-6089 [020] ..... 3522.573251: idpf_vport_stop
> <-idpf_vport_dealloc
> rmmod-6089 [002] ..... 3523.229936: idpf_vport_stop
> <-idpf_vport_dealloc
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3523.311435: idpf_set_rx_mode
> <-dev_mc_del
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3523.311452: idpf_addr_unsync
> <-__hw_addr_sync_dev
> systemd-resolve-1633 [022] b..1. 3523.311453: idpf_del_mac_filter
> <-idpf_addr_unsync
>
>
Jakub, from this thread it still seems like you won't accept this patch
as-is?
I'm working on a v3 of this series resolving the other issues Simon
pointed out, and want to know if I should continue excluding Emil's
patches for now.
Thanks,
Jake
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