[PATCH net-next v4 1/8] net: ethtool: Set the req_info->dev on DUMP requests for each dev

Maxime Chevallier
2025-03-24T10:40:24Z

There are a few netlink commands that rely on the req_info->dev field
being populated by ethnl in their ->prepare_data() and ->fill_reply().

For a regular GET request, this will be set by ethnl_default_parse(),
which calls ethnl_parse_header_dev_get().

In the case of a DUMP request, the ->prepare_data() and ->fill_reply()
callbacks will be called with the req_info->dev being NULL, which can
cause discrepancies in the behaviour between GET and DUMP results.

The main impact is that ethnl_req_get_phydev() will not find any
phy_device, impacting :
- plca
- pse-pd
- stats

Some other commands rely on req_info->dev, namely :
- coalesce in ->fill_reply to look for an irq_moder

Although cable_test and tunnels also rely on req_info->dev being set,
that's not a problem for these commands as :
- cable_test doesn't support DUMP
- tunnels rolls its own ->dumpit (and sets dev in the req_info).
- phy also has its own ->dumpit

All other commands use reply_data->dev (probably the correct way of
doing things) and aren't facing this issue.

Simply set the dev in the req_info context when iterating to dump each
dev.

Signed-off-by: Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com>
---
V4 : New patch (was sent separaltely once)

net/ethtool/netlink.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
index a163d40c6431..6b1725795435 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ static int ethnl_default_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
dev_hold(dev);
rcu_read_unlock();

+ ctx->req_info->dev = dev;
ret = ethnl_default_dump_one(skb, dev, ctx, genl_info_dump(cb));

rcu_read_lock();
--
2.48.1