netdev - [patch net-next 06/11] net: devlink: don't take devlink_mutex for devlink_compat

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Date:   Thu, 21 Mar 2019 14:20:14 +0100
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, mlxsw@...lanox.com, idosch@...lanox.com,
        jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com, f.fainelli@...il.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        vivien.didelot@...il.com
Subject: [patch net-next 06/11] net: devlink: don't take devlink_mutex for devlink_compat_*

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

The netdevice is guaranteed to not disappear so we can rely that
devlink_port and devlink won't disappear as well. No need to take
devlink_mutex so don't take it here.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
---
 net/core/devlink.c | 18 ++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/devlink.c b/net/core/devlink.c
index 3dc51ddf7451..1e125c3b890c 100644
--- a/net/core/devlink.c
+++ b/net/core/devlink.c
@@ -6444,17 +6444,15 @@ void devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev,
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
 	devlink = netdev_to_devlink(dev);
 	if (!devlink || !devlink->ops->info_get)
-		goto unlock_list;
+		goto out;
 
 	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
 	__devlink_compat_running_version(devlink, buf, len);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-unlock_list:
-	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
 
+out:
 	rtnl_lock();
 	dev_put(dev);
 }
@@ -6462,22 +6460,22 @@ void devlink_compat_running_version(struct net_device *dev,
 int devlink_compat_flash_update(struct net_device *dev, const char *file_name)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink;
-	int ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	int ret;
 
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	rtnl_unlock();
 
-	mutex_lock(&devlink_mutex);
 	devlink = netdev_to_devlink(dev);
-	if (!devlink || !devlink->ops->flash_update)
-		goto unlock_list;
+	if (!devlink || !devlink->ops->flash_update) {
+		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&devlink->lock);
 	ret = devlink->ops->flash_update(devlink, file_name, NULL, NULL);
 	mutex_unlock(&devlink->lock);
-unlock_list:
-	mutex_unlock(&devlink_mutex);
 
+out:
 	rtnl_lock();
 	dev_put(dev);
 
-- 
2.17.2