[PATCH 4.14 130/143] virtio_net: avoid using netif_tx_disable() for serializing tx routine

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4.14-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Ake Koomsin <ake@xxxxxxxxxx>

[ Upstream commit 05c998b738fdd3e5d6a257bcacc8f34b6284d795 ]

Commit 713a98d90c5e ("virtio-net: serialize tx routine during reset")
introduces netif_tx_disable() after netif_device_detach() in order to
avoid use-after-free of tx queues. However, there are two issues.

1) Its operation is redundant with netif_device_detach() in case the
   interface is running.
2) In case of the interface is not running before suspending and
   resuming, the tx does not get resumed by netif_device_attach().
   This results in losing network connectivity.

It is better to use netif_tx_lock_bh()/netif_tx_unlock_bh() instead for
serializing tx routine during reset. This also preserves the symmetry
of netif_device_detach() and netif_device_attach().

Fixes commit 713a98d90c5e ("virtio-net: serialize tx routine during reset")
Signed-off-by: Ake Koomsin <ake@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/virtio_net.c |    5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -1872,8 +1872,9 @@ static void virtnet_freeze_down(struct v
 	/* Make sure no work handler is accessing the device */
 	flush_work(&vi->config_work);
 
+	netif_tx_lock_bh(vi->dev);
 	netif_device_detach(vi->dev);
-	netif_tx_disable(vi->dev);
+	netif_tx_unlock_bh(vi->dev);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&vi->refill);
 
 	if (netif_running(vi->dev)) {
@@ -1909,7 +1910,9 @@ static int virtnet_restore_up(struct vir
 		}
 	}
 
+	netif_tx_lock_bh(vi->dev);
 	netif_device_attach(vi->dev);
+	netif_tx_unlock_bh(vi->dev);
 	return err;
 }
 





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