From: Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, kuba@kernel.org, horms@kernel.org,
edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
nnac123@linux.ibm.com, maddy@linux.ibm.com, mpe@ellerman.id.au,
linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, davemarq@linux.ibm.com,
bjking1@linux.ibm.com, Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/7] ibmveth: do not close twice after a failed reopen
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2026 18:57:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b4c30518aa4a2e4151eda3aeb1b454429a0e4131.1790991039.git.mmc@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1790991039.git.mmc@linux.ibm.com>
ibmveth_change_mtu(), veth_pool_store(), ibmveth_set_csum_offload()
and ibmveth_set_tso() call close() and open() directly. If open() fails,
NAPI is left disabled while IFF_UP stays set, so the next close()
(ifdown, unregister or another reconfiguration) calls napi_disable()
again and waits forever with RTNL held. Networking and shutdown
hang; only a reboot recovers. ethtool -L in that state also wakes
queues that have no TX buffer and dereferences NULL in
ibmveth_start_xmit().
Any open() failure on those paths triggers it, for example an
allocation failure on an MTU change to jumbo frames.
Track a successful open in adapter->opened. close() returns early
when it is clear, and set_channels() checks it instead of IFF_UP.
The open() error-path leaks are fixed separately in net by
commit af0524bf4ce1 ("ibmveth: h_free logical LAN on open-fail after
register") and commit 84bec0bf0352 ("ibmveth: fix TX LTB and filter
unwind on open-fail"); this patch does not depend on them.
Tested on a POWER10 LPAR with ibmveth_open() forced to fail:
'ip link set dev eth1 mtu 9000' fails, then 'ip link set dev eth1 down'
returns at once and 'ip link set dev eth1 up' recovers the interface.
Fixes: 860f242eb534 ("[PATCH] ibmveth change buffer pools dynamically")
Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index aa2300e97081..00cee2916920 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -738,6 +738,7 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev)
netif_tx_start_all_queues(netdev);
+ adapter->opened = true;
netdev_dbg(netdev, "open complete\n");
return 0;
@@ -779,6 +780,14 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev)
long lpar_rc;
int i;
+ /* change_mtu, pool sysfs, set_csum and set_tso call close() and
+ * open() directly. If that open() fails, IFF_UP stays set and
+ * NAPI is disabled; a second close() would hang in napi_disable().
+ */
+ if (!adapter->opened)
+ return 0;
+ adapter->opened = false;
+
netdev_dbg(netdev, "close starting\n");
napi_disable(&adapter->napi);
@@ -830,10 +839,10 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev)
*
* @w: pointer to work_struct embedded in adapter structure
*
- * Context: This routine acquires rtnl_mutex and disables its NAPI through
- * ibmveth_close. It can't be called directly in a context that has
- * already acquired rtnl_mutex or disabled its NAPI, or directly from
- * a poll routine.
+ * Context: This routine acquires rtnl_mutex and, if the device is open,
+ * disables its NAPI through ibmveth_close. It can't be called
+ * directly in a context that has already acquired rtnl_mutex or
+ * disabled its NAPI, or directly from a poll routine.
*
* Return: void
*/
@@ -1127,10 +1136,11 @@ static int ibmveth_set_channels(struct net_device *netdev,
goal = channels->tx_count;
int rc, i;
- /* If ndo_open has not been called yet then don't allocate, just set
- * desired netdev_queue's and return
+ /* If the device is not open (including a failed close/open with
+ * IFF_UP still set) then don't allocate, just set desired
+ * netdev_queue's and return
*/
- if (!(netdev->flags & IFF_UP))
+ if (!adapter->opened)
return netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(netdev, goal);
/* We have IBMVETH_MAX_QUEUES netdev_queue's allocated
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.h
index d87713668ed3..3f2240823f6a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.h
@@ -172,6 +172,8 @@ struct ibmveth_adapter {
int rx_csum;
int large_send;
bool is_active_trunk;
+ /* Set by a successful ibmveth_open(), cleared by ibmveth_close(). */
+ bool opened;
unsigned int rx_buffers_per_hcall;
u64 fw_ipv6_csum_support;
--
2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-03 1:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-03 1:57 [PATCH net-next 0/7] ibmveth: fix hangs, use-after-frees and netpoll races Mingming Cao
2026-10-03 1:57 ` [PATCH net-next 1/7] ibmveth: fix netpoll races with RX replenish Mingming Cao
2026-10-03 1:57 ` Mingming Cao [this message]
2026-10-03 1:57 ` [PATCH net-next 3/7] ibmveth: disable the reset work before unregister in remove Mingming Cao
2026-10-03 1:57 ` [PATCH net-next 4/7] ibmveth: step past bad RX correlators instead of spinning or oopsing Mingming Cao
2026-10-04 2:12 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-03 1:57 ` [PATCH net-next 5/7] ibmveth: release the pool kobjects when probe fails Mingming Cao
2026-10-04 2:12 ` netdev-bot+sashiko
2026-10-05 6:27 ` mingming cao
2026-10-03 1:57 ` [PATCH net-next 6/7] ibmveth: return the error when set_channels cannot add TX queues Mingming Cao
2026-10-03 1:57 ` [PATCH net-next 7/7] ibmveth: wait for in-flight transmits in ibmveth_close() Mingming Cao
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