Re: [PATCH net 7/7] net: hns3: fix kernel crash when devlink reload during vf initialization

[Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>]

Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 01:51:21PM CEST, shaojijie@huawei.com wrote:
>
>on 2024/4/22 22:18, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 03:43:27PM CEST,shaojijie@huawei.com  wrote:
>> > From: Yonglong Liu<liuyonglong@huawei.com>
>> > 
>> > The devlink reload process will access the hardware resources,
>> > but the register operation is done before the hardware is initialized.
>> > So, processing the devlink reload during initialization may lead to kernel
>> > crash. This patch fixes this by taking devl_lock during initialization.
>> > 
>> > Fixes: cd6242991d2e ("net: hns3: add support for registering devlink for VF")
>> > Signed-off-by: Yonglong Liu<liuyonglong@huawei.com>
>> > Signed-off-by: Jijie Shao<shaojijie@huawei.com>
>> > ---
>> > drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c | 4 ++++
>> > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>> > 
>> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
>> > index 08db8e84be4e..3ee41943d15f 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
>> > @@ -2849,6 +2849,8 @@ static int hclgevf_init_hdev(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
>> > 	if (ret)
>> > 		goto err_devlink_init;
>> > 
>> Hmm, what if reload happens here? I think that you don't fix the issue,
>> rather just narrowing the race window.
>
>Yes the issue still occurs.
>
>> Why don't you rather calle devlink_register at the end of this function?
>
>We intended to fix this issue with minimal changes.

I'm not suggesting anything that would mean the opposite.


>But now it seems that we can only call devlink_register at the end of this function

I don't follow. Is that a question? That is what I suggested.


>
>> Also, parallel to this patch, why don't you register devlink port of
>> flavour "virtual" for this VF?
>
>I'm sorry, I'm not sure what "flavour "virtual"" means?

git grep DEVLINK_PORT_FLAVOUR_VIRTUAL


>And How can we use it? If it is useful, I can send another patch to optimize the code.

Please do.


>
>Tnanks,
>Jijie Shao