From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Tariq Toukan" <tariqt@nvidia.com>
Cc: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next V2 12/13] net/mlx5e: Disable data direct on data direct device unbind
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:40:38 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-209480@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261110183826.2927274-13-tariqt@nvidia.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential
issues to consider:
- [Medium] net/mlx5e: stale MLX5E_PFLAG_DATA_DIRECT after unbind during
suspend
- [Medium] net/mlx5e: mlx5e_data_direct_event() closes detached netdev
on race
--
commit 25c3357461eb765e71d4e416eff4cb0e4cfec6a7
Author: Dragos Tatulea <dtatulea@nvidia.com>
net/mlx5e: Disable data direct on data direct device unbind
This commit stops the netdev, unbinds the data direct DMA device, and
disables the data_direct private flag when the data direct device is
unbound, and also unbinds the DMA device during mlx5e_nic_disable().
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> index ebd41f24330d0..63d91ef0dda80 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
> @@ -6170,9 +6170,53 @@ static int mlx5e_data_direct_event(struct notifier_block *nb,
> {
> struct mlx5e_priv *priv = container_of(nb, struct mlx5e_priv,
> data_direct_nb);
> + struct mlx5_data_direct_dev *dd_dev = data;
> + struct net_device *netdev = priv->netdev;
> + struct mlx5e_params new_params;
> + bool enabled, reopen;
> + int err;
> +
> + if (action != MLX5_DATA_DIRECT_UNBIND)
> + return NOTIFY_DONE;
> +
> + rtnl_lock();
> + netdev_lock(netdev);
> +
> + mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
> + enabled = MLX5E_GET_PFLAG(&priv->channels.params,
> + MLX5E_PFLAG_DATA_DIRECT);
> + mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
> + if (!enabled)
> + goto out;
> +
> + reopen = netif_running(netdev);
> + netif_close(netdev);
> +
> + err = netdev_unbind_dma_dev(netdev, dd_dev->device);
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(err)) {
> + netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to unbind dma device, won't reopen netdev, err=%d\n",
> + err);
> + goto out;
> + }
> +
> + mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
> + new_params = priv->channels.params;
> + MLX5E_SET_PFLAG(&new_params, MLX5E_PFLAG_DATA_DIRECT, false);
> + mlx5e_safe_switch_params(priv, &new_params, NULL, NULL, false);
> + mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
> +
> + netdev_info(netdev, "data_direct device unbound, disabled data_direct\n");
>
> - if (action == MLX5_DATA_DIRECT_UNBIND)
> - mlx5_core_dbg(priv->mdev, "data direct device unbound\n");
> + if (reopen) {
> + err = netif_open(netdev, NULL);
> + if (err)
> + netdev_err(netdev, "Failed to reopen after data_direct unbind, err=%d\n",
> + err);
> + }
[Severity: Medium]
Can mlx5e_data_direct_event() clear IFF_UP and leave netdev down if a data
direct unbind races with mlx5e_nic_disable() or mlx5e_nic_enable()?
CPU0 CPU1
mlx5e_nic_disable()
rtnl_lock()
netdev_lock(netdev)
mlx5e_close(netdev)
netif_device_detach(netdev)
mlx5_data_direct_do_unbind()
WRITE_ONCE(reg->dd.dev, NULL)
blocking_notifier_call_chain()
mlx5e_data_direct_event()
rtnl_lock() [blocks]
mlx5e_data_direct_unbind_dev()
dd_dev = NULL -> returns
netdev_unlock(netdev)
rtnl_unlock()
netdev_lock(netdev)
reopen = netif_running(netdev)
netif_close(netdev)
...
netif_open(netdev, NULL)
__dev_open() -> -ENODEV
mlx5_data_direct_unregister()
mlx5e_nic_disable() detaches the netdev while keeping __LINK_STATE_START
(netif_running(netdev)) and IFF_UP set so that mlx5e_nic_enable() can
reopen it on resume. The same window exists in mlx5e_nic_enable() between
mlx5_data_direct_register() and netif_device_attach(). When
mlx5e_data_direct_event() runs while !netif_device_present(netdev),
netif_close(netdev) clears IFF_UP and __LINK_STATE_START, and
netif_open(netdev, NULL) then fails with -ENODEV, leaving the interface
down after resume.
> @@ -6407,6 +6451,24 @@ static int mlx5e_nic_enable(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
> return err;
> }
>
> +static void mlx5e_data_direct_unbind_dev(struct mlx5e_priv *priv)
> +{
> + struct mlx5_data_direct_dev *dd_dev;
> + bool enabled;
> +
> + dd_dev = mlx5_data_direct_get_dev(priv->mdev->data_direct);
> + if (!dd_dev)
> + return;
> +
> + mutex_lock(&priv->state_lock);
> + enabled = MLX5E_GET_PFLAG(&priv->channels.params,
> + MLX5E_PFLAG_DATA_DIRECT);
> + mutex_unlock(&priv->state_lock);
> + if (enabled)
> + WARN_ON_ONCE(netdev_unbind_dma_dev(priv->netdev,
> + dd_dev->device));
> +}
[Severity: Medium]
Does MLX5E_PFLAG_DATA_DIRECT stay set after resume if the data direct
device is unbound while the NIC is suspended?
During suspend, mlx5e_nic_disable() calls mlx5e_data_direct_unbind_dev()
to unbind the DMA device, then unregisters priv->data_direct_nb. If the
data direct device is unbound before mlx5e_nic_enable() re-registers the
notifier on resume, mlx5e_data_direct_event() never runs and
mdev->data_direct->dev remains NULL, but MLX5E_PFLAG_DATA_DIRECT is still
set in priv->channels.params.
When mlx5e_nic_enable() reopens the netdev, TX queues are allocated with
MLX5E_SQ_STATE_DATA_DIRECT set without a bound data direct device, and
mlx5e_queue_get_dma_dev() passes dd = true to mlx5e_get_dma_dev(),
returning NULL for every queue instead of the PF DMA device and breaking
subsequent memory provider and dmabuf bindings. Should mlx5e_nic_enable()
clear MLX5E_PFLAG_DATA_DIRECT if mlx5_data_direct_get_dev() is NULL after
registering the notifier?
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261110183826.2927274-1-tariqt@nvidia.com?part=12
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-11 18:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-10 18:38 [PATCH net-next V2 00/13] net/mlx5e: Add netdev support for data direct Tariq Toukan
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 01/13] net/mlx5: Log the data direct to PF device mapping Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 02/13] net/mlx5: Detach auxiliary devices on attach failure during load Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 03/13] net/mlx5e: Register supported netdevs as data direct users Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 04/13] net/mlx5e: Pre-calculate UMR padding and entry size Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 05/13] net/mlx5e: Add data direct ethtool private flag Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 06/13] net/mlx5e: Add data direct RX infrastructure Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 07/13] net/mlx5e: SHAMPO, Use page_pool DMA sync helper for SKB frags Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 08/13] net/mlx5e: Add data direct TX infrastructure Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 09/13] net/mlx5e: Use the correct DMA dev when data_direct is enabled Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 10/13] net: devmem: add netdev_has_dmabuf_binding() helper Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-11 21:46 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 11/13] net: add netdev_unbind_dma_dev() helper Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 12/13] net/mlx5e: Disable data direct on data direct device unbind Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-11-10 18:38 ` [PATCH net-next V2 13/13] net/mlx5e: Enable the data direct netdev feature Tariq Toukan
2026-11-11 18:40 ` sashiko-bot
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