* [RFC PATCH] leds: trigger: netdev: Support devices in other network namespaces
@ 2026-09-28 13:51 Marcus Flyckt
2026-09-28 14:06 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Marcus Flyckt @ 2026-09-28 13:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Lee Jones, Pavel Machek, linux-leds; +Cc: Marcus Flyckt
The netdev LED trigger currently cannot resolve a network device that
has been moved into another network namespace.
For example:
ip link add vm1 type veth peer vm2
tools/leds/uledmon test:green:netdev &
echo netdev > /sys/class/leds/test:green:netdev/trigger
echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/test:green:netdev/link
ip netns add ledns
ip link set vm2 netns ledns
ip netns exec ledns \
sh -c 'echo vm2 > /sys/class/leds/test:green:netdev/device_name'
Before this change, the lookup fails because it is always performed in
the initial network namespace.
Resolve the device name in the network namespace of the task writing
device_name. Once resolved, follow the device through renames and
network namespace moves.
With the example above, bringing both ends up makes the LED reflect the
link state of vm2:
ip link set vm1 up
ip netns exec ledns ip link set vm2 up
A possibly confusing aspect of this change is that the feature uses the
global LED sysfs interface, which is not network namespace aware. The
namespace is therefore effectively selected by the task that last wrote
device_name.
Signed-off-by: Marcus Flyckt <marcus.flyckt@kvaser.com>
---
drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
index 5b0132484594..c60159f777e7 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-netdev.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ struct led_netdev_data {
struct led_classdev *led_cdev;
struct net_device *net_dev;
+ // net namespace associated with device_name
+ struct net *ns;
char device_name[IFNAMSIZ];
atomic_t interval;
unsigned int last_activity;
@@ -274,8 +276,9 @@ static ssize_t device_name_show(struct device *dev,
}
static int set_device_name(struct led_netdev_data *trigger_data,
- const char *name, size_t size)
+ struct net *net, const char *name, size_t size)
{
+ struct net *old_net;
struct net_device *new_dev = NULL;
char device_name[IFNAMSIZ];
@@ -293,10 +296,14 @@ static int set_device_name(struct led_netdev_data *trigger_data,
* Lock order: rtnl_lock -> netdev instance lock -> trigger_data lock.
*/
rtnl_lock();
+ old_net = trigger_data->ns;
if (device_name[0]) {
- new_dev = dev_get_by_name(&init_net, device_name);
+ trigger_data->ns = get_net(net);
+ new_dev = dev_get_by_name(trigger_data->ns, device_name);
if (new_dev)
netdev_lock_ops(new_dev);
+ } else {
+ trigger_data->ns = NULL;
}
mutex_lock(&trigger_data->lock);
@@ -319,6 +326,8 @@ static int set_device_name(struct led_netdev_data *trigger_data,
mutex_unlock(&trigger_data->lock);
if (new_dev)
netdev_unlock_ops(new_dev);
+ if (old_net)
+ put_net(old_net);
rtnl_unlock();
return 0;
@@ -331,7 +340,8 @@ static ssize_t device_name_store(struct device *dev,
struct led_netdev_data *trigger_data = led_trigger_get_drvdata(dev);
int ret;
- ret = set_device_name(trigger_data, buf, size);
+ ret = set_device_name(trigger_data, current->nsproxy->net_ns, buf,
+ size);
if (ret < 0)
return ret;
@@ -616,15 +626,24 @@ static int netdev_trig_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
container_of(nb, struct led_netdev_data, notifier);
struct led_classdev *led_cdev = trigger_data->led_cdev;
- if (evt != NETDEV_UP && evt != NETDEV_DOWN && evt != NETDEV_CHANGE
- && evt != NETDEV_REGISTER && evt != NETDEV_UNREGISTER
- && evt != NETDEV_CHANGENAME)
+ if (evt != NETDEV_UP && evt != NETDEV_DOWN && evt != NETDEV_CHANGE &&
+ evt != NETDEV_REGISTER && evt != NETDEV_UNREGISTER &&
+ evt != NETDEV_CHANGENAME)
return NOTIFY_DONE;
- if (!(dev == trigger_data->net_dev ||
- (evt == NETDEV_CHANGENAME && !strcmp(dev->name, trigger_data->device_name)) ||
- (evt == NETDEV_REGISTER && !strcmp(dev->name, trigger_data->device_name))))
- return NOTIFY_DONE;
+ if (trigger_data->net_dev) {
+ if (dev != trigger_data->net_dev)
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+ // Ignore namespace transfers
+ if (evt == NETDEV_UNREGISTER &&
+ dev->reg_state != NETREG_UNREGISTERING)
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+ } else {
+ if ((evt != NETDEV_REGISTER && evt != NETDEV_CHANGENAME) ||
+ dev_net(dev) != trigger_data->ns ||
+ strcmp(dev->name, trigger_data->device_name) != 0)
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+ }
cancel_delayed_work_sync(&trigger_data->work);
@@ -635,12 +654,25 @@ static int netdev_trig_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
trigger_data->duplex = DUPLEX_UNKNOWN;
switch (evt) {
case NETDEV_CHANGENAME:
+ if (!trigger_data->net_dev) {
+ dev_hold(dev);
+ trigger_data->net_dev = dev;
+ }
+ strscpy(trigger_data->device_name, dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
+ get_device_state(trigger_data);
+ break;
case NETDEV_REGISTER:
- dev_put(trigger_data->net_dev);
- dev_hold(dev);
- trigger_data->net_dev = dev;
- if (evt == NETDEV_CHANGENAME)
- get_device_state(trigger_data);
+ if (!trigger_data->net_dev) {
+ dev_hold(dev);
+ trigger_data->net_dev = dev;
+ }
+ if (trigger_data->ns != dev_net(dev)) {
+ struct net *old_net = trigger_data->ns;
+
+ trigger_data->ns = get_net(dev_net(dev));
+ put_net(old_net);
+ }
+ strscpy(trigger_data->device_name, dev->name, IFNAMSIZ);
break;
case NETDEV_UNREGISTER:
dev_put(trigger_data->net_dev);
@@ -765,7 +797,8 @@ static int netdev_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
const char *name = dev_name(dev);
trigger_data->hw_control = true;
- set_device_name(trigger_data, name, strlen(name));
+ set_device_name(trigger_data, dev_net(to_net_dev(dev)),
+ name, strlen(name));
rc = led_cdev->hw_control_get(led_cdev, &mode);
if (!rc)
@@ -776,8 +809,11 @@ static int netdev_trig_activate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
led_set_trigger_data(led_cdev, trigger_data);
rc = register_netdevice_notifier(&trigger_data->notifier);
- if (rc)
+ if (rc) {
+ if (trigger_data->ns)
+ put_net(trigger_data->ns);
kfree(trigger_data);
+ }
return rc;
}
@@ -792,6 +828,9 @@ static void netdev_trig_deactivate(struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
dev_put(trigger_data->net_dev);
+ if (trigger_data->ns)
+ put_net(trigger_data->ns);
+
kfree(trigger_data);
}
--
2.43.0
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