netdev - Re: [PATCH net] team: fix possible recursive locking when add slaves

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Date:   Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:39:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     liuhangbin@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...nulli.us, lucien.xin@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] team: fix possible recursive locking when add
 slaves

From: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:12:11 +0800

> If we add a bond device which is already the master of the team interface,
> we will hold the team->lock in team_add_slave() first and then request the
> lock in team_set_mac_address() again. The functions are called like:
> 
> - team_add_slave()
>  - team_port_add()
>    - team_port_enter()
>      - team_modeop_port_enter()
>        - __set_port_dev_addr()
>          - dev_set_mac_address()
>            - bond_set_mac_address()
>              - dev_set_mac_address()
>   	       - team_set_mac_address
> 
> Although team_upper_dev_link() would check the upper devices but it is
> called too late. Fix it by adding a checking before processing the slave.
> 
> Fixes: 3d249d4ca7d0 ("net: introduce ethernet teaming device")
> Signed-off-by: Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@...il.com>

Jiri, please review.

Thank you.