On Mar 7 23:29, Lin Ma wrote: > The commit 6faee3d4ee8b ("igb: Add lock to avoid data race") adds > rtnl_lock to eliminate a false data race shown below > > (FREE from device detaching) | (USE from netdev core) > igb_remove | igb_ndo_get_vf_config > igb_disable_sriov | vf >= adapter->vfs_allocated_count? > kfree(adapter->vf_data) | > adapter->vfs_allocated_count = 0 | > | memcpy(... adapter->vf_data[vf] > > The above race will never happen and the extra rtnl_lock causes deadlock > below > > [ 141.420169] <TASK> > [ 141.420672] __schedule+0x2dd/0x840 > [ 141.421427] schedule+0x50/0xc0 > [ 141.422041] schedule_preempt_disabled+0x11/0x20 > [ 141.422678] __mutex_lock.isra.13+0x431/0x6b0 > [ 141.423324] unregister_netdev+0xe/0x20 > [ 141.423578] igbvf_remove+0x45/0xe0 [igbvf] > [ 141.423791] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xb0 > [ 141.423990] device_release_driver_internal+0xc1/0x160 > [ 141.424270] pci_stop_bus_device+0x6d/0x90 > [ 141.424507] pci_stop_and_remove_bus_device+0xe/0x20 > [ 141.424789] pci_iov_remove_virtfn+0xba/0x120 > [ 141.425452] sriov_disable+0x2f/0xf0 > [ 141.425679] igb_disable_sriov+0x4e/0x100 [igb] > [ 141.426353] igb_remove+0xa0/0x130 [igb] > [ 141.426599] pci_device_remove+0x36/0xb0 > [ 141.426796] device_release_driver_internal+0xc1/0x160 > [ 141.427060] driver_detach+0x44/0x90 > [ 141.427253] bus_remove_driver+0x55/0xe0 > [ 141.427477] pci_unregister_driver+0x2a/0xa0 > [ 141.428296] __x64_sys_delete_module+0x141/0x2b0 > [ 141.429126] ? mntput_no_expire+0x4a/0x240 > [ 141.429363] ? syscall_trace_enter.isra.19+0x126/0x1a0 > [ 141.429653] do_syscall_64+0x5b/0x80 > [ 141.429847] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x14d/0x1c0 > [ 141.430109] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 > [ 141.430849] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 > [ 141.431083] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x183/0x1b0 > [ 141.431770] ? syscall_exit_to_user_mode+0x12/0x30 > [ 141.432482] ? do_syscall_64+0x67/0x80 > [ 141.432714] ? exc_page_fault+0x64/0x140 > [ 141.432911] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc > > Since the igb_disable_sriov() will call pci_disable_sriov() before > releasing any resources, the netdev core will synchronize the cleanup to > avoid any races. This patch removes the useless rtnl_(un)lock to guarantee > correctness. > > CC: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Fixes: 6faee3d4ee8b ("igb: Add lock to avoid data race") > Reported-by: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@xxxxxxxxxx> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/intel-wired-lan/ZAcJvkEPqWeJHO2r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ > Signed-off-by: Lin Ma <linma@xxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks, Corinna