netdev - [PATCH v2 6/8] net: thunderx: add mutex to protect mailbox from concurrent calls for same VF

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Date:   Mon, 18 Feb 2019 09:52:15 +0000
From:   Vadim Lomovtsev <vlomovtsev@...vell.com>
To:     "sgoutham@...ium.com" <sgoutham@...ium.com>,
        "rric@...nel.org" <rric@...nel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "dnelson@...hat.com" <dnelson@...hat.com>,
        Vadim Lomovtsev <vlomovtsev@...vell.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 6/8] net: thunderx: add mutex to protect mailbox from
 concurrent calls for same VF

In some cases it could happen that nicvf_send_msg_to_pf() could be called
concurrently for the same NIC VF, and thus re-writing mailbox contents and
breaking messaging sequence with PF by re-writing NICVF data.

This commit is to implement mutex for NICVF to protect mailbox registers
and NICVF messaging control data from concurrent access.

Signed-off-by: Vadim Lomovtsev <vlomovtsev@...vell.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h        |  2 ++
 drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c | 13 ++++++++++---
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h
index 227343625e83..86cda3f4b37b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nic.h
@@ -329,6 +329,8 @@ struct nicvf {
 	spinlock_t              rx_mode_wq_lock;
 	/* workqueue for handling kernel ndo_set_rx_mode() calls */
 	struct workqueue_struct *nicvf_rx_mode_wq;
+	/* mutex to protect VF's mailbox contents from concurrent access */
+	struct mutex            rx_mode_mtx;
 
 	/* PTP timestamp */
 	struct cavium_ptp	*ptp_clock;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
index 30c7f54b4f17..a05e2989ec76 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/thunder/nicvf_main.c
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ int nicvf_send_msg_to_pf(struct nicvf *nic, union nic_mbx *mbx)
 {
 	int timeout = NIC_MBOX_MSG_TIMEOUT;
 	int sleep = 10;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&nic->rx_mode_mtx);
 
 	nic->pf_acked = false;
 	nic->pf_nacked = false;
@@ -136,7 +139,8 @@ int nicvf_send_msg_to_pf(struct nicvf *nic, union nic_mbx *mbx)
 			netdev_err(nic->netdev,
 				   "PF NACK to mbox msg 0x%02x from VF%d\n",
 				   (mbx->msg.msg & 0xFF), nic->vf_id);
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
 		}
 		msleep(sleep);
 		if (nic->pf_acked)
@@ -146,10 +150,12 @@ int nicvf_send_msg_to_pf(struct nicvf *nic, union nic_mbx *mbx)
 			netdev_err(nic->netdev,
 				   "PF didn't ACK to mbox msg 0x%02x from VF%d\n",
 				   (mbx->msg.msg & 0xFF), nic->vf_id);
-			return -EBUSY;
+			ret = -EBUSY;
+			break;
 		}
 	}
-	return 0;
+	mutex_unlock(&nic->rx_mode_mtx);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* Checks if VF is able to comminicate with PF
@@ -2211,6 +2217,7 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 							nic->vf_id);
 	INIT_WORK(&nic->rx_mode_work.work, nicvf_set_rx_mode_task);
 	spin_lock_init(&nic->rx_mode_wq_lock);
+	mutex_init(&nic->rx_mode_mtx);
 
 	err = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (err) {
-- 
2.17.2