The rtnl lock also needs to be held before rndis_filter_device_add()
which advertises nvsp_2_vsc_capability / sriov bit, and triggers
VF NIC offering and registering. If VF NIC finished register_netdev()
earlier it may cause name based config failure.
To fix this issue, move the call to rtnl_lock() before
rndis_filter_device_add(), so VF will be registered later than netvsc
/ synthetic NIC, and gets a name numbered (ethX) after netvsc.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: e04e7a7bbd4b ("hv_netvsc: Fix a deadlock by getting rtnl lock earlier in netvsc_probe()")
Reported-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
Reviewed-by: Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@intel.com>
---
v3:
Divide it into two patches, suggested by Jakub Kicinski.
v2:
Fix rtnl_unlock() in error handling as found by Wojciech Drewek.
---
drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 3ba3c8fb28a5..5e528a76f5f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -2531,15 +2531,6 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
goto devinfo_failed;
}
- nvdev = rndis_filter_device_add(dev, device_info);
- if (IS_ERR(nvdev)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(nvdev);
- netdev_err(net, "unable to add netvsc device (ret %d)\n", ret);
- goto rndis_failed;
- }
-
- eth_hw_addr_set(net, device_info->mac_adr);
-
/* We must get rtnl lock before scheduling nvdev->subchan_work,
* otherwise netvsc_subchan_work() can get rtnl lock first and wait
* all subchannels to show up, but that may not happen because
@@ -2547,9 +2538,23 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
* -> ... -> device_add() -> ... -> __device_attach() can't get
* the device lock, so all the subchannels can't be processed --
* finally netvsc_subchan_work() hangs forever.
+ *
+ * The rtnl lock also needs to be held before rndis_filter_device_add()
+ * which advertises nvsp_2_vsc_capability / sriov bit, and triggers
+ * VF NIC offering and registering. If VF NIC finished register_netdev()
+ * earlier it may cause name based config failure.
*/
rtnl_lock();
+ nvdev = rndis_filter_device_add(dev, device_info);
+ if (IS_ERR(nvdev)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR(nvdev);
+ netdev_err(net, "unable to add netvsc device (ret %d)\n", ret);
+ goto rndis_failed;
+ }
+
+ eth_hw_addr_set(net, device_info->mac_adr);
+
if (nvdev->num_chn > 1)
schedule_work(&nvdev->subchan_work);
@@ -2586,9 +2591,9 @@ static int netvsc_probe(struct hv_device *dev,
return 0;
register_failed:
- rtnl_unlock();
rndis_filter_device_remove(dev, nvdev);
rndis_failed:
+ rtnl_unlock();
netvsc_devinfo_put(device_info);
devinfo_failed:
free_percpu(net_device_ctx->vf_stats);
--
2.25.1
> From: LKML haiyangz <lkmlhyz@microsoft.com> On Behalf Of Haiyang Zhang
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2023 9:39 AM
> [...]
>
> The rtnl lock also needs to be held before rndis_filter_device_add()
> which advertises nvsp_2_vsc_capability / sriov bit, and triggers
> VF NIC offering and registering. If VF NIC finished register_netdev()
> earlier it may cause name based config failure.
>
> To fix this issue, move the call to rtnl_lock() before
> rndis_filter_device_add(), so VF will be registered later than netvsc
> / synthetic NIC, and gets a name numbered (ethX) after netvsc.
>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: e04e7a7bbd4b ("hv_netvsc: Fix a deadlock by getting rtnl lock earlier in
> netvsc_probe()")
> Reported-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
> Reviewed-by: Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 06:38:58AM -0800, Haiyang Zhang wrote:
> The rtnl lock also needs to be held before rndis_filter_device_add()
> which advertises nvsp_2_vsc_capability / sriov bit, and triggers
> VF NIC offering and registering. If VF NIC finished register_netdev()
> earlier it may cause name based config failure.
>
> To fix this issue, move the call to rtnl_lock() before
> rndis_filter_device_add(), so VF will be registered later than netvsc
> / synthetic NIC, and gets a name numbered (ethX) after netvsc.
>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Fixes: e04e7a7bbd4b ("hv_netvsc: Fix a deadlock by getting rtnl lock earlier in netvsc_probe()")
> Reported-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>
> Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>
> Reviewed-by: Wojciech Drewek <wojciech.drewek@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
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