FAILED: patch "[PATCH] net/ncsi: fix locking in Get MAC Address handling" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 9e2bbab94b88295dcc57c7580393c9ee08d7314d
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2025012017-prancing-barracuda-8925@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' HEAD^..

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 9e2bbab94b88295dcc57c7580393c9ee08d7314d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2025 17:50:54 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] net/ncsi: fix locking in Get MAC Address handling

Obtaining RTNL lock in a response handler is not allowed since it runs
in an atomic softirq context. Postpone setting the MAC address by adding
a dedicated step to the configuration FSM.

Fixes: 790071347a0a ("net/ncsi: change from ndo_set_mac_address to dev_set_mac_address")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20241129-potin-revert-ncsi-set-mac-addr-v1-1-94ea2cb596af@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Paul Fertser <fercerpav@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Potin Lai <potin.lai.pt@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250109145054.30925-1-fercerpav@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

diff --git a/net/ncsi/internal.h b/net/ncsi/internal.h
index ef0f8f73826f..4e0842df5234 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/internal.h
+++ b/net/ncsi/internal.h
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ enum {
 	ncsi_dev_state_config_sp	= 0x0301,
 	ncsi_dev_state_config_cis,
 	ncsi_dev_state_config_oem_gma,
+	ncsi_dev_state_config_apply_mac,
 	ncsi_dev_state_config_clear_vids,
 	ncsi_dev_state_config_svf,
 	ncsi_dev_state_config_ev,
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ struct ncsi_dev_priv {
 #define NCSI_DEV_RESHUFFLE	4
 #define NCSI_DEV_RESET		8            /* Reset state of NC          */
 	unsigned int        gma_flag;        /* OEM GMA flag               */
+	struct sockaddr     pending_mac;     /* MAC address received from GMA */
 	spinlock_t          lock;            /* Protect the NCSI device    */
 	unsigned int        package_probe_id;/* Current ID during probe    */
 	unsigned int        package_num;     /* Number of packages         */
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
index 5cf55bde366d..bf276eaf9330 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ static void ncsi_configure_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
 			  : ncsi_dev_state_config_clear_vids;
 		break;
 	case ncsi_dev_state_config_oem_gma:
-		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_clear_vids;
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_apply_mac;
 
 		nca.package = np->id;
 		nca.channel = nc->id;
@@ -1050,10 +1050,22 @@ static void ncsi_configure_channel(struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp)
 			nca.type = NCSI_PKT_CMD_OEM;
 			ret = ncsi_gma_handler(&nca, nc->version.mf_id);
 		}
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_clear_vids;
 			schedule_work(&ndp->work);
+		}
 
 		break;
+	case ncsi_dev_state_config_apply_mac:
+		rtnl_lock();
+		ret = dev_set_mac_address(dev, &ndp->pending_mac, NULL);
+		rtnl_unlock();
+		if (ret < 0)
+			netdev_warn(dev, "NCSI: 'Writing MAC address to device failed\n");
+
+		nd->state = ncsi_dev_state_config_clear_vids;
+
+		fallthrough;
 	case ncsi_dev_state_config_clear_vids:
 	case ncsi_dev_state_config_svf:
 	case ncsi_dev_state_config_ev:
diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
index e28be33bdf2c..14bd66909ca4 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
@@ -628,16 +628,14 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_snfc(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 static int ncsi_rsp_handler_oem_gma(struct ncsi_request *nr, int mfr_id)
 {
 	struct ncsi_dev_priv *ndp = nr->ndp;
+	struct sockaddr *saddr = &ndp->pending_mac;
 	struct net_device *ndev = ndp->ndev.dev;
 	struct ncsi_rsp_oem_pkt *rsp;
-	struct sockaddr saddr;
 	u32 mac_addr_off = 0;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Get the response header */
 	rsp = (struct ncsi_rsp_oem_pkt *)skb_network_header(nr->rsp);
 
-	saddr.sa_family = ndev->type;
 	ndev->priv_flags |= IFF_LIVE_ADDR_CHANGE;
 	if (mfr_id == NCSI_OEM_MFR_BCM_ID)
 		mac_addr_off = BCM_MAC_ADDR_OFFSET;
@@ -646,22 +644,17 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_oem_gma(struct ncsi_request *nr, int mfr_id)
 	else if (mfr_id == NCSI_OEM_MFR_INTEL_ID)
 		mac_addr_off = INTEL_MAC_ADDR_OFFSET;
 
-	memcpy(saddr.sa_data, &rsp->data[mac_addr_off], ETH_ALEN);
+	saddr->sa_family = ndev->type;
+	memcpy(saddr->sa_data, &rsp->data[mac_addr_off], ETH_ALEN);
 	if (mfr_id == NCSI_OEM_MFR_BCM_ID || mfr_id == NCSI_OEM_MFR_INTEL_ID)
-		eth_addr_inc((u8 *)saddr.sa_data);
-	if (!is_valid_ether_addr((const u8 *)saddr.sa_data))
+		eth_addr_inc((u8 *)saddr->sa_data);
+	if (!is_valid_ether_addr((const u8 *)saddr->sa_data))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	/* Set the flag for GMA command which should only be called once */
 	ndp->gma_flag = 1;
 
-	rtnl_lock();
-	ret = dev_set_mac_address(ndev, &saddr, NULL);
-	rtnl_unlock();
-	if (ret < 0)
-		netdev_warn(ndev, "NCSI: 'Writing mac address to device failed\n");
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /* Response handler for Mellanox card */