netdev - Re: [PATCH]: Schedule correct qdisc in watchdog.

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Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:55:32 +0200
From:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>
To:	Denys Fedoryshchenko <denys@...p.net.lb>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH]: Schedule correct qdisc in watchdog.

Denys Fedoryshchenko wrote, On 08/18/2008 02:45 PM:

> Patch applied, got another warning.
> 
> [  413.646102]
> [  413.646102] =========================
> [  413.646102] [ BUG: held lock freed! ]
> [  413.646102] -------------------------
> [  413.646102] pppd/4105 is freeing memory f6fe6e00-f6fe6eff, with a lock 
> still held there!
> [  413.646102]  (&qdisc_rx_lock){-+..}, at: [<c026e3ab>] 
> shutdown_scheduler_queue+0x1c/0x2e
...

Alas I can't find anything better for this than the previous patch
named "03-fix_patch_2.patch" in your repository. I attach it below
for any case (apply after all you currently had - there will be a
little offset warning while patching). Alternatively, you can wait
for David's opinion.

Jarek P.

---

 include/linux/netdevice.h |    1 +
 include/net/sch_generic.h |    5 ++++-
 net/core/dev.c            |    1 +
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 488c56e..7041c2c 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -445,6 +445,7 @@ struct netdev_queue {
 	struct net_device	*dev;
 	struct Qdisc		*qdisc;
 	unsigned long		state;
+	spinlock_t		qdisc_lock;
 	spinlock_t		_xmit_lock;
 	int			xmit_lock_owner;
 	struct Qdisc		*qdisc_sleeping;
diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index a7abfda..f84e96c 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -185,7 +185,10 @@ static inline struct qdisc_skb_cb *qdisc_skb_cb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 static inline spinlock_t *qdisc_lock(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
 {
-	return &qdisc->q.lock;
+	if (unlikely(qdisc->flags & TCQ_F_BUILTIN))
+		return &qdisc->q.lock;
+
+	return &qdisc->dev_queue->qdisc_lock;
 }
 
 static inline struct Qdisc *qdisc_root(struct Qdisc *qdisc)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 600bb23..9ec20e0 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -3859,6 +3859,7 @@ static void __netdev_init_queue_locks_one(struct net_device *dev,
 					  void *_unused)
 {
 	spin_lock_init(&dev_queue->_xmit_lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&dev_queue->qdisc_lock);
 	netdev_set_xmit_lockdep_class(&dev_queue->_xmit_lock, dev->type);
 	dev_queue->xmit_lock_owner = -1;
 }
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