Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] 8139too: RTNL and flush_scheduled_work deadlock

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:36:05 -0800

On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 21:20:34 +0100
Francois Romieu <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Jarek Poplawski <[email-masked]> :
> [...]
> > > diff --git a/drivers/net/8139too.c b/drivers/net/8139too.c
> > > index 35ad5cf..99304b2 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/net/8139too.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/net/8139too.c
> > > @@ -1109,6 +1109,8 @@ static void __devexit rtl8139_remove_one (struct pci_dev *pdev)
> > >  
> > >  	assert (dev != NULL);
> > >  
> > > +	flush_scheduled_work();
> > > +
> > 
> > IMHO there should be rather cancel_rearming_delayed_work
> > instead of this.
> 
> The delayed_work is initialized even if tp->have_thread is false,
> so cancel_rearming_delayed_work() will work, yes. Feel free to
> send a patch.
> 
> [...]
> > > @@ -1603,18 +1605,21 @@ static void rtl8139_thread (struct work_struct *work)
> > >  	struct net_device *dev = tp->mii.dev;
> > >  	unsigned long thr_delay = next_tick;
> > >  
> > > +	rtnl_lock();
> > > +
> > > +	if (!netif_running(dev))
> > > +		goto out_unlock;
> > 
> > I wonder, why you don't do netif_running before
> > rtnl_lock ? It's an atomic operation. And I'm not sure if increasing
> > rtnl_lock range is really needed here.
> 
> thread    A: netif_running()
> user task B: rtnl_lock()
> user task B: dev->close()
> user task B: rtnl_unlock()
> thread    A: rtnl_lock()
> thread    A: mess with closed device
> 
> Btw, the thread runs every 3*HZ at most.

You need to hold a dev reference (dev_hold) as well. to keep the device
from disappearing. or do a flush_scheduled_work in the remove routine.

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>