This place is fetching the stats, u64_stats_update_begin()/end() should not be used, and the fetcher of stats is in the same context as the updater of the stats, so don't need any protection Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/virtio_net.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c index 61a57d1..6604339 100644 --- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c +++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c @@ -2336,12 +2336,12 @@ static void virtnet_rx_dim_update(struct virtnet_info *vi, struct receive_queue if (!rq->packets_in_napi) return; - u64_stats_update_begin(&rq->stats.syncp); + /* Don't need protection when fetching stats, since fetcher and + * updater of the stats are in same context */ dim_update_sample(rq->calls, u64_stats_read(&rq->stats.packets), u64_stats_read(&rq->stats.bytes), &cur_sample); - u64_stats_update_end(&rq->stats.syncp); net_dim(&rq->dim, cur_sample); rq->packets_in_napi = 0; -- 2.9.4
