Re: [PATCHv2 net] team: team_port_add should check link_up before enable port

[Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>]

Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 11:38:53AM CET, lucien.xin@gmail.com wrote:
>On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us> wrote:
>> Tue, Dec 06, 2016 at 08:29:08AM CET, lucien.xin@gmail.com wrote:
>>>Now when users add a nic to team dev, the option 'enable' of the port
>>>is true by default, as team_port_enable enables it after dev_open in
>>>team_port_add.
>>>
>>>But even if the port_dev has no carrier, like it's cable was unpluged,
>>>the port is still enabled. It leads to that team dev couldn't work well
>>>if this port was chosen to connect, and has no chance to change to use
>>>other ports if link_watch is ethtool.
>>>
>>>This patch is to enable the port only when the port_dev has carrier in
>>>team_port_add.
>>>
>>>v1 -> v2:
>>>  use netif_carrier_ok() instead of !!netif_carrier_ok(), as it returns
>>>  bool now.
>>>
>>>Signed-off-by: Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>
>>>---
>>> drivers/net/team/team.c | 8 ++++++--
>>> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>>diff --git a/drivers/net/team/team.c b/drivers/net/team/team.c
>>>index a380649..4bc0103 100644
>>>--- a/drivers/net/team/team.c
>>>+++ b/drivers/net/team/team.c
>>>@@ -1140,6 +1140,7 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
>>>       struct net_device *dev = team->dev;
>>>       struct team_port *port;
>>>       char *portname = port_dev->name;
>>>+      bool linkup;
>>>       int err;
>>>
>>>       if (port_dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) {
>>>@@ -1249,9 +1250,12 @@ static int team_port_add(struct team *team, struct net_device *port_dev)
>>>
>>>       port->index = -1;
>>>       list_add_tail_rcu(&port->list, &team->port_list);
>>>-      team_port_enable(team, port);
>>>+      linkup = netif_carrier_ok(port_dev);
>>>+      if (linkup)
>>>+              team_port_enable(team, port);
>>
>> This is obviously wrong change. It you use a simple setup without
>> userspace part (e.g. round robin), The port gets never enabled.
>> team_port_enabl is called from here and team_port_en_option_set.
>yes, without userspace part, that would be a problem.
>
>>
>> By default, all ports should be enabled. Only in case the userspace
>> daemon decides to disable, it does so.
>>
>> Could you send me the exact configuration where you see the issue?
>attachment is the scripts,
>
># ./setup.sh
># ip netns exec ns1 ./team1.sh
># ./team0.sh
># ping 192.168.11.3
>
>the issue is team0 cannot switch to veth2, even if the veth0 has no carrier.
>
>> This should be definitelly fixed in user part.
>now it can disable/enable it in lw_ethtool_event_watch_port_changed()
>when receive event from kernel, but at the beginning, the first event from
>adding port will not going to team_port_en_option_set, as new_link_up
>== common_ppriv->link_up in lw_ethtool_event_watch_port_changed().
>
>maybe it should be fixed there ?

Yes please.

>
>>
>> Thanks.