netdev - [PATCH net] lan743x: fix deadlock in lan743x_phy_link_status

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Date:   Wed, 24 Nov 2021 08:16:25 +0100
From:   Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
To:     Bryan Whitehead <bryan.whitehead@...rochip.com>,
        Microchip Linux Driver Support <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Alessandro B Maurici <abmaurici@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] lan743x: fix deadlock in lan743x_phy_link_status_change()

Usage of phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings() in the link status change
handler isn't needed, and in combination with the referenced change
it results in a deadlock. Simply remove the call and replace it with
direct access to phydev->speed. The duplex argument of 
lan743x_phy_update_flowcontrol() isn't used and can be removed.

Fixes: c10a485c3de5 ("phy: phy_ethtool_ksettings_get: Lock the phy for consistency")
Reported-by: Alessandro B Maurici <abmaurici@...il.com>
Tested-by: Alessandro B Maurici <abmaurici@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c | 12 +++---------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
index 4fc97823b..7d7647481 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan743x_main.c
@@ -914,8 +914,7 @@ static int lan743x_phy_reset(struct lan743x_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 static void lan743x_phy_update_flowcontrol(struct lan743x_adapter *adapter,
-					   u8 duplex, u16 local_adv,
-					   u16 remote_adv)
+					   u16 local_adv, u16 remote_adv)
 {
 	struct lan743x_phy *phy = &adapter->phy;
 	u8 cap;
@@ -943,7 +942,6 @@ static void lan743x_phy_link_status_change(struct net_device *netdev)
 
 	phy_print_status(phydev);
 	if (phydev->state == PHY_RUNNING) {
-		struct ethtool_link_ksettings ksettings;
 		int remote_advertisement = 0;
 		int local_advertisement = 0;
 
@@ -980,18 +978,14 @@ static void lan743x_phy_link_status_change(struct net_device *netdev)
 		}
 		lan743x_csr_write(adapter, MAC_CR, data);
 
-		memset(&ksettings, 0, sizeof(ksettings));
-		phy_ethtool_get_link_ksettings(netdev, &ksettings);
 		local_advertisement =
 			linkmode_adv_to_mii_adv_t(phydev->advertising);
 		remote_advertisement =
 			linkmode_adv_to_mii_adv_t(phydev->lp_advertising);
 
-		lan743x_phy_update_flowcontrol(adapter,
-					       ksettings.base.duplex,
-					       local_advertisement,
+		lan743x_phy_update_flowcontrol(adapter, local_advertisement,
 					       remote_advertisement);
-		lan743x_ptp_update_latency(adapter, ksettings.base.speed);
+		lan743x_ptp_update_latency(adapter, phydev->speed);
 	}
 }
 
-- 
2.34.0