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Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2020 09:33:05 -0700 From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> To: Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org> Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...com, tariqt@...lanox.com, yishaih@...lanox.com, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...nulli.us Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] mlx4: make sure to always set the port type On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 10:27:59 +0300 Leon Romanovsky wrote: > On Fri, Sep 04, 2020 at 01:06:21PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > > Even tho mlx4_core registers the devlink ports, it's mlx4_en > > and mlx4_ib which set their type. In situations where one of > > the two is not built yet the machine has ports of given type > > we see the devlink warning from devlink_port_type_warn() trigger. > > > > Having ports of a type not supported by the kernel may seem > > surprising, but it does occur in practice - when the unsupported > > port is not plugged in to a switch anyway users are more than happy > > not to see it (and potentially allocate any resources to it). > > > > Set the type in mlx4_core if type-specific driver is not built. > > > > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> > > --- > > drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c | 11 +++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c > > index 258c7a96f269..70cf24ba71e4 100644 > > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c > > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c > > @@ -3031,6 +3031,17 @@ static int mlx4_init_port_info(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int port) > > if (err) > > return err; > > > > + /* Ethernet and IB drivers will normally set the port type, > > + * but if they are not built set the type now to prevent > > + * devlink_port_type_warn() from firing. > > + */ > > + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MLX4_EN) && > > + dev->caps.port_type[port] == MLX4_PORT_TYPE_ETH) > > + devlink_port_type_eth_set(&info->devlink_port, NULL); > ^^^^^ > > Won't it crash in devlink_port_type_eth_set()? > The first line there dereferences pointer. > 7612 const struct net_device_ops *ops = netdev->netdev_ops; Damn, good catch. It's not supposed to be required. I'll patch devlink. > And can we call to devlink_port_type_*_set() without IS_ENABLED() check? It'll generate two netlink notifications - not the end of the world but also doesn't feel super clean.
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