Re: [PATCH linux] net: fix deadlock while clearing neighbor proxy table

[Wolfgang Bumiller <w.bumiller@proxmox.com>]

David Miller wrote:
> From: Wolfgang Bumiller <w.bumiller@proxmox.com>
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:15:14 +0200
> 
> > diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
> > index 7b7a14abba28..601df647588c 100644
> > --- a/net/core/neighbour.c
> > +++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
> > @@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ int neigh_ifdown(struct neigh_table *tbl, struct net_device *dev)
> >  	write_lock_bh(&tbl->lock);
> >  	neigh_flush_dev(tbl, dev);
> >  	pneigh_ifdown(tbl, dev);
> > -	write_unlock_bh(&tbl->lock);
> 
> If we are going to fix it this way, we need to annotate the code here in some
> way so that future readers understand why the tbl->lock is not being released
> here.

A better way would of course be nice, too, but I find it hard to find
one given how "far away" the IGMP and then output code are from this
point.

> One way is to add a comment.
> 
> Another way is to rename pneigh_ifdown() to "pneigh_ifdown_and_unlock()".

Sure, I can send a v2 with whichever is preferred - personally I prefer
the rename as it'll be visible at both the calling & implementation
side.