Re: [PATCH net] u64_stats: fix u64_stats_init() for lockdep when used repeatedly in one file

[Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 09:57:40AM +0200, Petr Tesarik wrote:
> Fix bogus lockdep warnings if multiple u64_stats_sync variables are
> initialized in the same file.
> 
> With CONFIG_LOCKDEP, seqcount_init() is a macro which declares:
> 
> 	static struct lock_class_key __key;
> 
> Since u64_stats_init() is a function (albeit an inline one), all calls
> within the same file end up using the same instance, effectively treating
> them all as a single lock-class.
> 
> Fixes: 9464ca650008 ("net: make u64_stats_init() a function")
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/ea1567d9-ce66-45e6-8168-ac40a47d1821@roeck-us.net/
> Signed-off-by: Petr Tesarik <petr@tesarici.cz>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>

Interesting bug. I'm wondering if you also looked over other users of
u64_stats_init() to see if any of them can result in unexpected aliasing of
lock keys too.

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