Re: [PATCH stable 5.15 v2 1/2] net: openvswitch: fix race on port output

[Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>]

[ Sasha's backport helper bot ]

Hi,

Summary of potential issues:
⚠️ Found follow-up fixes in mainline

The upstream commit SHA1 provided is correct: 066b86787fa3d97b7aefb5ac0a99a22dad2d15f8

WARNING: Author mismatch between patch and upstream commit:
Backport author: Florian Fainelli<florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
Commit author: Felix Huettner<felix.huettner@mail.schwarz>

Status in newer kernel trees:
6.13.y | Present (exact SHA1)
6.12.y | Present (exact SHA1)
6.6.y | Present (exact SHA1)
6.1.y | Present (different SHA1: 644b3051b06b)

Found fixes commits:
47e55e4b410f openvswitch: fix lockup on tx to unregistering netdev with carrier

Note: The patch differs from the upstream commit:
---
1:  066b86787fa3d ! 1:  b42660dab3ca4 net: openvswitch: fix race on port output
    @@ Metadata
      ## Commit message ##
         net: openvswitch: fix race on port output
     
    +    [ Upstream commit 066b86787fa3d97b7aefb5ac0a99a22dad2d15f8 ]
    +
         assume the following setup on a single machine:
         1. An openvswitch instance with one bridge and default flows
         2. two network namespaces "server" and "client"
    @@ Commit message
         Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@corigine.com>
         Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/ZC0pBXBAgh7c76CA@kernel-bug-kernel-bug
         Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
    +    Signed-off-by: Carlos Soto <carlos.soto@broadcom.com>
    +    Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@broadcom.com>
     
      ## net/core/dev.c ##
     @@ net/core/dev.c: static u16 skb_tx_hash(const struct net_device *dev,
      	}
      
      	if (skb_rx_queue_recorded(skb)) {
    -+		DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE(qcount == 0);
    ++		BUILD_BUG_ON_INVALID(qcount == 0);
      		hash = skb_get_rx_queue(skb);
      		if (hash >= qoffset)
      			hash -= qoffset;
---

Results of testing on various branches:

| Branch                    | Patch Apply | Build Test |
|---------------------------|-------------|------------|
| stable/linux-5.15.y       |  Success    |  Success   |