netdev - [net 4/4] can: m_can: m_can_tx_work_queue(): fix tx

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Date:   Thu,  6 May 2021 09:40:15 +0200
From:   Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, linux-can@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel@...gutronix.de, Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
        Torin Cooper-Bennun <torin@...iluxsystems.com>
Subject: [net 4/4] can: m_can: m_can_tx_work_queue(): fix tx_skb race condition

The m_can_start_xmit() function checks if the cdev->tx_skb is NULL and
returns with NETDEV_TX_BUSY in case tx_sbk is not NULL.

There is a race condition in the m_can_tx_work_queue(), where first
the skb is send to the driver and then the case tx_sbk is set to NULL.
A TX complete IRQ might come in between and wake the queue, which
results in tx_skb not being cleared yet.

Fixes: f524f829b75a ("can: m_can: Create a m_can platform framework")
Tested-by: Torin Cooper-Bennun <torin@...iluxsystems.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>
---
 drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
index 34073cd077e4..3cf6de21d19c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/m_can/m_can.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t m_can_tx_handler(struct m_can_classdev *cdev)
 	int i;
 	int putidx;
 
+	cdev->tx_skb = NULL;
+
 	/* Generate ID field for TX buffer Element */
 	/* Common to all supported M_CAN versions */
 	if (cf->can_id & CAN_EFF_FLAG) {
@@ -1678,7 +1680,6 @@ static void m_can_tx_work_queue(struct work_struct *ws)
 						   tx_work);
 
 	m_can_tx_handler(cdev);
-	cdev->tx_skb = NULL;
 }
 
 static netdev_tx_t m_can_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
-- 
2.30.2