netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/7] ixgbe: protect vxlan_get_rx_port in ixgbe_service_task with rtnl

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jun 2016 14:33:57 -0700
From:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Jesse Gross <jesse@...nel.org>,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>,
	Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>,
	Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>,
	Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	John Ronciak <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/7] ixgbe: protect vxlan_get_rx_port in
 ixgbe_service_task with rtnl_lock

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-04-18 at 21:19 +0200, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote:
>> vxlan_get_rx_port requires rtnl_lock to be held.
>>
>> Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
>> Cc: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
>> Cc: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
>> Cc: Carolyn Wyborny <carolyn.wyborny@...el.com>
>> Cc: Don Skidmore <donald.c.skidmore@...el.com>
>> Cc: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
>> Cc: John Ronciak <john.ronciak@...el.com>
>> Cc: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 2 ++
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
>> index 2976df77bf14f5..b2f2cf40f06a87 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
>> @@ -7192,10 +7192,12 @@ static void ixgbe_service_task(struct work_struct *work)
>>               return;
>>       }
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_IXGBE_VXLAN
>> +     rtnl_lock();
>>       if (adapter->flags2 & IXGBE_FLAG2_VXLAN_REREG_NEEDED) {
>>               adapter->flags2 &= ~IXGBE_FLAG2_VXLAN_REREG_NEEDED;
>>               vxlan_get_rx_port(adapter->netdev);
>>       }
>> +     rtnl_unlock();
>>  #endif /* CONFIG_IXGBE_VXLAN */
>>       ixgbe_reset_subtask(adapter);
>>       ixgbe_phy_interrupt_subtask(adapter);
>
> Although there might be a deadlock with a concurrent
> cancel_work_sync(&adapter->service_task);  from ixgbe_remove()

I don't think we are holding the rtnl_lock when that is called.  The
ixgbe_remove function is a PCI function.  The ixgbe_close routine is
the one called with the rtnl_lock held.

- Alex