From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, horms@kernel.org, sdf@fomichev.me,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 06/11] net: designate queue -> napi linking as "ops protected"
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:35:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250312223507.805719-7-kuba@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250312223507.805719-1-kuba@kernel.org>
netdev netlink is the only reader of netdev_{,rx_}queue->napi,
and it already holds netdev->lock. Switch protection of
the writes to netdev->lock to "ops protected".
The expectation will be now that accessing queue->napi
will require netdev->lock for "ops locked" drivers, and
rtnl_lock for all other drivers.
Current "ops locked" drivers don't require any changes.
gve and netdevsim use _locked() helpers right next to
netif_queue_set_napi() so they must be holding the instance
lock. iavf doesn't call it. bnxt is a bit messy but all paths
seem locked.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
include/linux/netdevice.h | 5 +++--
include/net/netdev_lock.h | 8 ++++++++
include/net/netdev_rx_queue.h | 2 +-
net/core/dev.c | 3 +--
4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 0e2fa80a556d..0fc79ae60ff5 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ struct netdev_queue {
* slow- / control-path part
*/
/* NAPI instance for the queue
- * Readers and writers must hold RTNL
+ * "ops protected", see comment about net_device::lock
*/
struct napi_struct *napi;
@@ -2522,7 +2522,8 @@ struct net_device {
* Double ops protects:
* @real_num_rx_queues, @real_num_tx_queues
*
- * Also protects some fields in struct napi_struct.
+ * Also protects some fields in:
+ * struct napi_struct, struct netdev_queue, struct netdev_rx_queue
*
* Ordering: take after rtnl_lock.
*/
diff --git a/include/net/netdev_lock.h b/include/net/netdev_lock.h
index efd302375ef2..1c0c9a94cc22 100644
--- a/include/net/netdev_lock.h
+++ b/include/net/netdev_lock.h
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ static inline void netdev_ops_assert_locked(const struct net_device *dev)
ASSERT_RTNL();
}
+static inline void
+netdev_ops_assert_locked_or_invisible(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ if (dev->reg_state == NETREG_REGISTERED ||
+ dev->reg_state == NETREG_UNREGISTERING)
+ netdev_ops_assert_locked(dev);
+}
+
static inline int netdev_lock_cmp_fn(const struct lockdep_map *a,
const struct lockdep_map *b)
{
diff --git a/include/net/netdev_rx_queue.h b/include/net/netdev_rx_queue.h
index af40842f229d..b2238b551dce 100644
--- a/include/net/netdev_rx_queue.h
+++ b/include/net/netdev_rx_queue.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct netdev_rx_queue {
struct xsk_buff_pool *pool;
#endif
/* NAPI instance for the queue
- * Readers and writers must hold RTNL
+ * "ops protected", see comment about net_device::lock
*/
struct napi_struct *napi;
struct pp_memory_provider_params mp_params;
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 8ae4f56169fe..8f30938ed402 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6886,8 +6886,7 @@ void netif_queue_set_napi(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int queue_index,
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(napi && !napi->dev))
return;
- if (dev->reg_state >= NETREG_REGISTERED)
- ASSERT_RTNL();
+ netdev_ops_assert_locked_or_invisible(dev);
switch (type) {
case NETDEV_QUEUE_TYPE_RX:
--
2.48.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-03-12 22:35 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-03-12 22:34 [PATCH net-next 00/11] net: skip taking rtnl_lock for queue GET Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:34 ` [PATCH net-next 01/11] net: bubble up taking netdev instance lock to callers of net_devmem_unbind_dmabuf() Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:34 ` [PATCH net-next 02/11] net: remove netif_set_real_num_rx_queues() helper for when SYSFS=n Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:34 ` [PATCH net-next 03/11] net: constify dev pointer in misc instance lock helpers Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:35 ` [PATCH net-next 04/11] net: explain "protection types" for the instance lock Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:35 ` [PATCH net-next 05/11] net: designate queue counts as "double ops protected" by " Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:35 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2025-03-12 22:35 ` [PATCH net-next 07/11] net: protect rxq->mp_params with the " Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:35 ` [PATCH net-next 08/11] net: make NETDEV_UNREGISTER and instance lock more consistent Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:35 ` [PATCH net-next 09/11] net: designate XSK pool pointers in queues as "ops protected" Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-13 8:28 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2025-03-19 21:51 ` Paolo Abeni
2025-03-12 22:35 ` [PATCH net-next 10/11] netdev: add "ops compat locking" helpers Jakub Kicinski
2025-03-12 22:35 ` [PATCH net-next 11/11] netdev: don't hold rtnl_lock over nl queue info get when possible Jakub Kicinski
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