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Message-ID: <1690283405.6083395-2-xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2023 19:10:05 +0800
From: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>
To: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net,
 edumazet@...gle.com,
 kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com,
 virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 mst@...hat.com,
 jasowang@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] virtio-net: fix race between set queues and probe

On Tue, 25 Jul 2023 03:20:49 -0400, Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> wrote:
> A race were found where set_channels could be called after registering
> but before virtnet_set_queues() in virtnet_probe(). Fixing this by
> moving the virtnet_set_queues() before netdevice registering. While at
> it, use _virtnet_set_queues() to avoid holding rtnl as the device is
> not even registered at that time.
>
> Fixes: a220871be66f ("virtio-net: correctly enable multiqueue")
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>

> ---
>  drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> index 0db14f6b87d3..1270c8d23463 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
> @@ -4219,6 +4219,8 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
>  	if (vi->has_rss || vi->has_rss_hash_report)
>  		virtnet_init_default_rss(vi);
>
> +	_virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> +
>  	/* serialize netdev register + virtio_device_ready() with ndo_open() */
>  	rtnl_lock();
>
> @@ -4257,8 +4259,6 @@ static int virtnet_probe(struct virtio_device *vdev)
>  		goto free_unregister_netdev;
>  	}
>
> -	virtnet_set_queues(vi, vi->curr_queue_pairs);
> -
>  	/* Assume link up if device can't report link status,
>  	   otherwise get link status from config. */
>  	netif_carrier_off(dev);
> --
> 2.39.3
>