Re: [PATCH v2] RDMA: Fix netdev tracker in ib_device_set_netdev

[Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>]

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 01:33:10PM -0700, David Ahern wrote:
> If a netdev has already been assigned, ib_device_set_netdev needs to
> release the reference on the older netdev but it is mistakenly being
> called for the new netdev. Fix it and in the process use netdev_put
> to be symmetrical with the netdev_hold.
> 
> Fixes: 09f530f0c6d6 ("RDMA: Add netdevice_tracker to ib_device_set_netdev()")
> Signed-off-by: David Ahern <dsahern@kernel.org>
> ---
> v2
> - remove __dev_put now that netdev_put is used
> 
>  drivers/infiniband/core/device.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
> index 55aa7aa32d4a..9b99112baf47 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
> @@ -2167,14 +2167,13 @@ int ib_device_set_netdev(struct ib_device *ib_dev, struct net_device *ndev,
>  	}
>  
>  	if (old_ndev)
> -		netdev_tracker_free(ndev, &pdata->netdev_tracker);
> +		netdev_put(old_ndev, &pdata->netdev_tracker);
>  	if (ndev)
>  		netdev_hold(ndev, &pdata->netdev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
>  	rcu_assign_pointer(pdata->netdev, ndev);
>  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pdata->netdev_lock, flags);
>  
>  	add_ndev_hash(pdata);
> -	__dev_put(old_ndev);

I applied with the following change:
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
index 49a2ddaf5a38..1f867b7f7020 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/device.c
@@ -2184,14 +2184,12 @@ int ib_device_set_netdev(struct ib_device *ib_dev, struct net_device *ndev,
                return 0;
        }

-       if (old_ndev)
-               netdev_put(old_ndev, &pdata->netdev_tracker);
-       if (ndev)
-               netdev_hold(ndev, &pdata->netdev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
+       netdev_hold(ndev, &pdata->netdev_tracker, GFP_ATOMIC);
        rcu_assign_pointer(pdata->netdev, ndev);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pdata->netdev_lock, flags);

        add_ndev_hash(pdata);
+       netdev_put(old_ndev, &pdata->netdev_tracker);

        return 0;
 }


>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)
> 
>