From: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
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Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 02/13] wifi: cfg80211: use __rtnl_unlock in nl80211_pre_doit
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:02:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260318150305.123900-3-sdf@fomichev.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260318150305.123900-1-sdf@fomichev.me>
nl80211_pre_doit acquires rtnl_lock and then wiphy_lock, releasing
rtnl while keeping wiphy_lock held until post_doit. With the
introduction of rx_mode_wq and its flush in netdev_run_todo, calling
rtnl_unlock here creates a circular lock dependency:
Chain exists of:
(wq_completion)rx_mode_wq --> rtnl_mutex --> &rdev->wiphy.mtx
Possible unsafe locking scenario:
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&rdev->wiphy.mtx);
lock(rtnl_mutex);
lock(&rdev->wiphy.mtx);
lock((wq_completion)rx_mode_wq);
Switch to __rtnl_unlock to skip netdev_run_todo in nl80211_pre_doit.
This seems safe because we run before the op.
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/netdev/69b5ad67.a00a0220.3b25d1.001a.GAE@google.com
Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
---
net/wireless/nl80211.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 2225f5d0b124..ce5f25d4c87e 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -18192,7 +18192,7 @@ static int nl80211_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
__release(&rdev->wiphy.mtx);
}
if (!(internal_flags & NL80211_FLAG_NEED_RTNL))
- rtnl_unlock();
+ __rtnl_unlock();
return 0;
out_unlock:
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-18 15:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-18 15:02 [PATCH net-next v2 00/13] net: sleepable ndo_set_rx_mode Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:02 ` [PATCH net-next v2 01/13] net: add address list snapshot and reconciliation infrastructure Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:40 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-18 15:02 ` Stanislav Fomichev [this message]
2026-03-18 15:41 ` [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next v2 02/13] wifi: cfg80211: use __rtnl_unlock in nl80211_pre_doit Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-18 16:16 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-19 9:16 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " kernel test robot
2026-03-19 19:22 ` kernel test robot
2026-03-18 15:02 ` [PATCH net-next v2 03/13] net: introduce ndo_set_rx_mode_async and dev_rx_mode_work Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:42 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-23 12:09 ` Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-18 15:02 ` [PATCH net-next v2 04/13] net: move promiscuity handling into dev_rx_mode_work Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:43 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-18 15:02 ` [PATCH net-next v2 05/13] fbnic: convert to ndo_set_rx_mode_async Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:43 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-18 15:02 ` [PATCH net-next v2 06/13] mlx5: " Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:44 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-18 15:02 ` [PATCH net-next v2 07/13] bnxt: " Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:45 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-18 15:03 ` [PATCH net-next v2 08/13] bnxt: use snapshot in bnxt_cfg_rx_mode Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-19 8:31 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Loktionov, Aleksandr
2026-03-19 15:54 ` Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:03 ` [PATCH net-next v2 09/13] iavf: convert to ndo_set_rx_mode_async Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:03 ` [PATCH net-next v2 10/13] netdevsim: " Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:03 ` [PATCH net-next v2 11/13] dummy: " Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:03 ` [PATCH net-next v2 12/13] net: warn ops-locked drivers still using ndo_set_rx_mode Stanislav Fomichev
2026-03-18 15:03 ` [PATCH net-next v2 13/13] selftests: net: add team_bridge_macvlan rx_mode test Stanislav Fomichev
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