netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/5] bnxt: use the devlink instance lock to protect sriov

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Date:   Fri, 18 Mar 2022 00:54:31 +0530
From:   Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jiří Pírko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        leonro@...dia.com, saeedm@...dia.com, idosch@...sch.org,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        simon.horman@...igine.com,
        Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/5] bnxt: use the devlink instance lock to
 protect sriov

On Thu, Mar 17, 2022 at 11:50 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:15:33 +0530 Sriharsha Basavapatna wrote:
> > The changes look good to me overall. But I have a few concerns. This
> > change introduces a lock that is held across modules and if there's
> > any upcall from the driver into devlink that might potentially acquire
> > the same lock, then it could result in a deadlock. I'm not familiar
> > with the internals of devlink, but just want to make sure this point
> > is considered. Also, the driver needs to be aware of this lock and use
> > it in new code paths within the driver to synchronize with switchdev
> > operations. This may not be so obvious when compared to a driver
> > private lock.
>
> That's true, that's why we're adding the new "unlocked" devl_* API.
> I'm switching the drivers accordingly, I didn't see any upcalls in
> the relevant parts in bnxt, LMK if I missed something!

There's no upcall currently at least in switchdev related code in bnxt.

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