netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] i40e: acquire VSI pointer only after VF is initialized

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Date:   Tue, 12 Jan 2021 17:37:53 +0000
From:   "Jankowski, Konrad0" <konrad0.jankowski@...el.com>
To:     Stefan Assmann <sassmann@...nic.de>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] i40e: acquire VSI pointer only after VF
 is initialized



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On Behalf Of
> Stefan Assmann
> Sent: poniedziałek, 30 listopada 2020 14:13
> To: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; davem@...emloft.net; sassmann@...nic.de
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH] i40e: acquire VSI pointer only after VF is
> initialized
> 
> This change simplifies the VF initialization check and also minimizes the delay
> between acquiring the VSI pointer and using it. As known by the commit
> being fixed, there is a risk of the VSI pointer getting changed. Therefore
> minimize the delay between getting and using the pointer.
> 
> Fixes: 9889707b06ac ("i40e: Fix crash caused by stress setting of VF MAC
> addresses")
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Assmann <sassmann@...nic.de>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c | 11 ++++-------
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> index 729c4f0d5ac5..bf6034c3a6ea 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
> @@ -4046,20 +4046,16 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_mac(struct net_device
> *netdev, int vf_id, u8 *mac)
>  		goto error_param;
> 
>  	vf = &pf->vf[vf_id];
> -	vsi = pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx];
> 
>  	/* When the VF is resetting wait until it is done.
>  	 * It can take up to 200 milliseconds,
>  	 * but wait for up to 300 milliseconds to be safe.
> -	 * If the VF is indeed in reset, the vsi pointer has
> -	 * to show on the newly loaded vsi under pf->vsi[id].
> +	 * Acquire the vsi pointer only after the VF has been
> +	 * properly initialized.
>  	 */
>  	for (i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
> -		if (test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_INIT, &vf->vf_states)) {
> -			if (i > 0)
> -				vsi = pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx];
> +		if (test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_INIT, &vf->vf_states))
>  			break;
> -		}
>  		msleep(20);
>  	}
>  	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STATE_INIT, &vf->vf_states)) { @@ -4068,6
> +4064,7 @@ int i40e_ndo_set_vf_mac(struct net_device *netdev, int vf_id,
> u8 *mac)
>  		ret = -EAGAIN;
>  		goto error_param;
>  	}
> +	vsi = pf->vsi[vf->lan_vsi_idx];
> 
>  	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(mac)) {
>  		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,

Tested-by: Konrad Jankowski <konrad0.jankowski@...el.com>
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