From: Yun Zhou <yun.zhou@windriver.com>
To: <dsahern@kernel.org>, <idosch@nvidia.com>, <davem@davemloft.net>,
<edumazet@google.com>, <kuba@kernel.org>, <pabeni@redhat.com>,
<horms@kernel.org>
Cc: <netdev@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
<yun.zhou@windriver.com>
Subject: [PATCH] net: gre: fix lltx regression for GRE tunnels with SEQ/CSUM
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 18:52:43 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260709105243.864835-1-yun.zhou@windriver.com> (raw)
Before commit 00d066a4d4ed ("netdev_features: convert NETIF_F_LLTX to
dev->lltx"), NETIF_F_LLTX was set unconditionally in __gre_tunnel_init()
alongside GRE_FEATURES:
dev->features |= GRE_FEATURES | NETIF_F_LLTX;
When that commit converted NETIF_F_LLTX to the dev->lltx flag, it
placed 'dev->lltx = true' after the SEQ/CSUM early returns instead
of before them. This causes GRE/GRETAP tunnels with SEQ or CSUM+encap
to lose lockless TX, reintroducing _xmit_lock acquisition around their
ndo_start_xmit. Since GRE xmit re-enters the stack via
ip_tunnel_xmit(), holding _xmit_lock risks ABBA deadlock with the
underlay device.
CPU0 CPU1
---- ----
lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#6);
lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#3);
lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#6);
lock(&qdisc_xmit_lock_key#3);
Fix by moving dev->lltx = true before the early returns, restoring
the original unconditional behavior.
Fixes: 00d066a4d4ed ("netdev_features: convert NETIF_F_LLTX to dev->lltx")
Signed-off-by: Yun Zhou <yun.zhou@windriver.com>
---
net/ipv4/ip_gre.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
index 9fbff16cda1d..8c5ad8ec8d09 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_gre.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,8 @@ static void __gre_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
dev->features |= GRE_FEATURES;
dev->hw_features |= GRE_FEATURES;
+ dev->lltx = true;
+
/* TCP offload with GRE SEQ is not supported, nor can we support 2
* levels of outer headers requiring an update.
*/
@@ -1029,8 +1031,6 @@ static void __gre_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
dev->features |= NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;
dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE;
-
- dev->lltx = true;
}
static int ipgre_tunnel_init(struct net_device *dev)
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-07-09 10:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-09 10:52 Yun Zhou [this message]
2026-07-13 8:53 ` [PATCH] net: gre: fix lltx regression for GRE tunnels with SEQ/CSUM Ido Schimmel
2026-07-13 9:42 ` Zhou, Yun
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