From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, horms@kernel.org,
michael.chan@broadcom.com, joshwash@google.com,
tariqt@nvidia.com, haiyangz@microsoft.com, linux@armlinux.org.uk,
maxime.chevallier@bootlin.com, willemb@google.com,
ernis@linux.microsoft.com, sdf.kernel@gmail.com,
kory.maincent@bootlin.com, danieller@nvidia.com,
idosch@nvidia.com, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 05/14] net: ethtool: make dev->hwprov ops-protected
Date: Thu, 28 May 2026 16:16:28 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260528231637.251822-6-kuba@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260528231637.251822-1-kuba@kernel.org>
dev->hwprov tracks the active hwtstamp provider for the device.
Make it ops protected (instance lock if the netdev driver opts
into holding instance lock around callbacks, otherwise rtnl_lock).
hwprov is written in
- drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
phydev and ops protection don't currently mix, add a comment
- net/ethtool/
as of now holds both rtnl lock and ops lock, this one will
soon only hold one lock or the other
read in:
- net/core/dev_ioctl.c
holds both rtnl lock and ops lock
- net/core/timestamping.c
RCU reader
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
include/linux/netdevice.h | 3 +++
include/net/netdev_lock.h | 11 +++++++++++
drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c | 3 +++
drivers/net/phy/phy_link_topology.c | 4 +++-
net/core/dev_ioctl.c | 4 ++--
net/ethtool/tsconfig.c | 10 ++++++----
6 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 7309467d7873..2d9a658e9b1a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2584,6 +2584,9 @@ struct net_device {
* Double protects:
* @up, @moving_ns, @nd_net, @xdp_features
*
+ * Ops protects:
+ * @hwprov
+ *
* Double ops protects:
* @real_num_rx_queues, @real_num_tx_queues
*
diff --git a/include/net/netdev_lock.h b/include/net/netdev_lock.h
index f4c77899fb86..3eca5465a8e6 100644
--- a/include/net/netdev_lock.h
+++ b/include/net/netdev_lock.h
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ static inline void netdev_unlock_ops_compat(struct net_device *dev)
rtnl_unlock();
}
+/* Matching "ops protected" category from netdevice.h */
+static inline int netdev_ops_is_locked(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ if (netdev_need_ops_lock(dev))
+ return lockdep_is_held(&dev->lock);
+ return lockdep_rtnl_is_held();
+}
+
static inline int netdev_lock_cmp_fn(const struct lockdep_map *a,
const struct lockdep_map *b)
{
@@ -138,6 +146,9 @@ static inline int netdev_lock_cmp_fn(const struct lockdep_map *a,
#define netdev_lock_dereference(p, dev) \
rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_is_held(&(dev)->lock))
+#define netdev_ops_lock_dereference(p, dev) \
+ rcu_dereference_protected(p, netdev_ops_is_locked(dev))
+
int netdev_debug_event(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long event,
void *ptr);
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index 3370eb822017..ea53e477465d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -1935,6 +1935,9 @@ void phy_detach(struct phy_device *phydev)
if (dev) {
struct hwtstamp_provider *hwprov;
+ /* hwprov may technically be protected by ops lock but
+ * not for devices with a phydev, see phy_link_topo_add_phy()
+ */
hwprov = rtnl_dereference(dev->hwprov);
/* Disable timestamp if it is the one selected */
if (hwprov && hwprov->phydev == phydev) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_link_topology.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_link_topology.c
index aed3b26c1674..4134de7ae313 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_link_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_link_topology.c
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ int phy_link_topo_add_phy(struct net_device *dev,
/* ethtool ops may run without rtnl_lock, and rtnl_lock is what
* currently protects the PHY topology. No driver currently mixes
- * the two, flag if someone tries. See also ethnl_req_get_phydev().
+ * the two, flag if someone tries. See also:
+ * - ethnl_req_get_phydev()
+ * - phy_detach()
*/
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(netdev_need_ops_lock(dev)))
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
diff --git a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
index f3979b276090..a320e264eaaf 100644
--- a/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/core/dev_ioctl.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ int dev_get_hwtstamp_phylib(struct net_device *dev,
{
struct hwtstamp_provider *hwprov;
- hwprov = rtnl_dereference(dev->hwprov);
+ hwprov = netdev_ops_lock_dereference(dev->hwprov, dev);
if (hwprov) {
cfg->qualifier = hwprov->desc.qualifier;
if (hwprov->source == HWTSTAMP_SOURCE_PHYLIB &&
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ int dev_set_hwtstamp_phylib(struct net_device *dev,
bool phy_ts;
int err;
- hwprov = rtnl_dereference(dev->hwprov);
+ hwprov = netdev_ops_lock_dereference(dev->hwprov, dev);
if (hwprov) {
if (hwprov->source == HWTSTAMP_SOURCE_PHYLIB &&
hwprov->phydev) {
diff --git a/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c b/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
index 664c3fe49b5b..65df05a05ade 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/tsconfig.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
#include <linux/net_tstamp.h>
#include <linux/ptp_clock_kernel.h>
+#include <net/netdev_lock.h>
#include "bitset.h"
#include "common.h"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ static int tsconfig_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
data->hwtst_config.flags = cfg.flags;
data->hwprov_desc.index = -1;
- hwprov = rtnl_dereference(dev->hwprov);
+ hwprov = netdev_ops_lock_dereference(dev->hwprov, dev);
if (hwprov) {
data->hwprov_desc.index = hwprov->desc.index;
data->hwprov_desc.qualifier = hwprov->desc.qualifier;
@@ -213,7 +214,7 @@ static int tsconfig_send_reply(struct net_device *dev, struct genl_info *info)
return -ENOMEM;
}
- ASSERT_RTNL();
+ netdev_ops_assert_locked(dev);
reply_data->base.dev = dev;
ret = tsconfig_prepare_data(&req_info->base, &reply_data->base, info);
if (ret < 0)
@@ -316,7 +317,7 @@ static int ethnl_set_tsconfig(struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
struct hwtstamp_provider_desc __hwprov_desc = {.index = -1};
struct hwtstamp_provider *__hwprov;
- __hwprov = rtnl_dereference(dev->hwprov);
+ __hwprov = netdev_ops_lock_dereference(dev->hwprov, dev);
if (__hwprov) {
__hwprov_desc.index = __hwprov->desc.index;
__hwprov_desc.qualifier = __hwprov->desc.qualifier;
@@ -414,7 +415,8 @@ static int ethnl_set_tsconfig(struct ethnl_req_info *req_base,
goto err_free_hwprov;
/* Change the selected hwtstamp source */
- __hwprov = rcu_replace_pointer_rtnl(dev->hwprov, hwprov);
+ __hwprov = rcu_replace_pointer(dev->hwprov, hwprov,
+ netdev_ops_is_locked(dev));
if (__hwprov)
kfree_rcu(__hwprov, rcu_head);
}
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-28 23:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-28 23:16 [PATCH net-next 00/14] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 01/14] net: ethtool: cmis_cdb: hold instance lock for ops locked devices Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-29 11:25 ` Jakub Sitnicki
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 02/14] net: ethtool: make sure __ethtool_get_link_ksettings() is ops-locked Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 03/14] net: ethtool: serialize broadcast notification sequence allocation Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 04/14] net: ethtool: relax ethnl_req_get_phydev() locking assertion Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-29 8:43 ` Maxime Chevallier
2026-05-29 14:27 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 06/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for GET ops Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 07/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for SET ops Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 08/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in cable test handlers Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 09/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_tsinfo_dumpit() Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 10/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_act_module_fw_flash() Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 11/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in RSS context handlers Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 12/14] net: ethtool: ioctl: concentrate the locking Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 13/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on IOCTL path Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 23:16 ` [PATCH net-next 14/14] docs: net: ethtool: document ops-locked drivers and op_needs_rtnl Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-29 7:41 ` [syzbot ci] Re: net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock syzbot ci
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