netdev - Re: [patch net-next v5 0/8] switchdev: change locking

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Date:	Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:10:22 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jiri@...nulli.us
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, idosch@...lanox.com, eladr@...lanox.com,
	sfeldma@...il.com, f.fainelli@...il.com, linux@...ck-us.net,
	vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com, andrew@...n.ch,
	john.fastabend@...il.com, David.Laight@...LAB.COM,
	stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v5 0/8] switchdev: change locking

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 19:40:47 +0200

> This is something which I'm currently struggling with.
> Callers of attr_set and obj_add/del often hold not only RTNL, but also
> spinlock (bridge). So in that case, the driver implementing the op cannot sleep.
> 
> The way rocker is dealing with this now is just to invoke driver operation
> and go out, without any checking or reporting of the operation status.
> 
> Since it would be nice to at least put a warning in case the operation fails,
> it makes sense to do this in delayed work directly in switchdev core
> instead of implementing this in separate drivers. And that is what this patchset
> is introducing.
> 
> So from now on, the locking of switchdev mod ops is consistent. Caller either
> holds rtnl mutex or in case it does not, caller sets defer flag, telling
> switchdev core to process the op later, in deferred queue.
> 
> Function to force to process switchdev deferred ops can be called by op
> caller in appropriate location, for example after it releases
> spin lock, to force switchdev core to process pending ops.

Series applied, thanks Jiri.
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