netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] virtio_net: fix possible dim status unrecoverable

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Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 10:17:25 +0200
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux.dev,
	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] virtio_net: fix possible dim status unrecoverable

Wed, May 22, 2024 at 05:45:47AM CEST, hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com wrote:
>When the dim worker is scheduled, if it no longer needs to issue
>commands, dim may not be able to return to the working state later.
>
>For example, the following single queue scenario:
>  1. The dim worker of rxq0 is scheduled, and the dim status is
>     changed to DIM_APPLY_NEW_PROFILE;
>  2. dim is disabled or parameters have not been modified;
>  3. virtnet_rx_dim_work exits directly;
>
>Then, even if net_dim is invoked again, it cannot work because the
>state is not restored to DIM_START_MEASURE.
>
>Fixes: 6208799553a8 ("virtio-net: support rx netdim")
>Signed-off-by: Heng Qi <hengqi@...ux.alibaba.com>

Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>