netdev - RE: [PATCH 1/1 iwl-net] idpf: disable local BH when scheduling napi for marker packets

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Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2024 00:44:36 +0000
From: "Singh, Krishneil K" <krishneil.k.singh@...el.com>
To: "Brady, Alan" <alan.brady@...el.com>, "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org"
	<intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>
CC: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, "Tantilov, Emil S"
	<emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>, "Brandeburg, Jesse"
	<jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>, "Kitszel, Przemyslaw"
	<przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>, "Brady, Alan" <alan.brady@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1 iwl-net] idpf: disable local BH when scheduling napi
 for marker packets

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Brady <alan.brady@...el.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 4:43 PM
> To: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Tantilov, Emil S <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>;
> Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>; Kitszel, Przemyslaw
> <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>; Brady, Alan <alan.brady@...el.com>
> Subject: [PATCH 1/1 iwl-net] idpf: disable local BH when scheduling napi for
> marker packets
> 
> From: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
> 
> Fix softirq's not being handled during napi_schedule() call when
> receiving marker packets for queue disable by disabling local bottom
> half.
> 
> The issue can be seen on ifdown:
> NOHZ tick-stop error: Non-RCU local softirq work is pending, handler #08!!!
> 
> Using ftrace to catch the failing scenario:
> ifconfig   [003] d.... 22739.830624: softirq_raise: vec=3 [action=NET_RX]
> <idle>-0   [003] ..s.. 22739.831357: softirq_entry: vec=3 [action=NET_RX]
> 
> No interrupt and CPU is idle.
> 
> After the patch, with BH locks:
> ifconfig   [003] d.... 22993.928336: softirq_raise: vec=3 [action=NET_RX]
> ifconfig   [003] ..s1. 22993.928337: softirq_entry: vec=3 [action=NET_RX]
> 
> Fixes: c2d548cad150 ("idpf: add TX splitq napi poll support")
> Reviewed-by: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Emil Tantilov <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alan Brady <alan.brady@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
> index d0cdd63b3d5b..390977a76de2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/idpf/idpf_virtchnl.c

Tested-by: Krishneil Singh <krishneil.k.singh@...el.com>