Re: [PATCH net 2/3] net: hns3: fix kernel crash when devlink reload during pf initialization

From: Michal Kubiak
Date: Fri Mar 15 2024 - 13:49:34 EST


On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 06:07:47PM +0800, Jijie Shao wrote:
> From: Yonglong Liu <liuyonglong@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The devlink reload process will access the hardware resources,
> but the register operation is before the hardware initialize
> done, so, if process the devlink reload during initializetion,

typo: initializetion -> initialization
Moreover, I would suggest to fix the syntax of that description because
it seems to be not obvious.

e.g. the register operation is done before the hardware is initialized
(but I may not get your intention)

> may lead the kernel crash. This patch check whether the NIC is

-> may lead to kernel crash

> initialized to fix the problem.

Maybe just: "Fix this by adding the check if the NIC initialization check" ?

>
> Fixes: b741269b2759 ("net: hns3: add support for registering devlink for PF")
> Signed-off-by: Yonglong Liu <liuyonglong@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Jijie Shao <shaojijie@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c | 5 +++--
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c
> index 9a939c0b217f..80db4f7b05f6 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hclge_devlink.c
> @@ -40,8 +40,9 @@ static int hclge_devlink_reload_down(struct devlink *devlink, bool netns_change,
> struct pci_dev *pdev = hdev->pdev;
> int ret;
>
> - if (test_bit(HCLGE_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state)) {
> - dev_err(&pdev->dev, "reset is handling\n");
> + if (test_bit(HCLGE_STATE_RST_HANDLING, &hdev->state) ||
> + !test_bit(HCLGE_STATE_NIC_REGISTERED, &hdev->state)) {
> + dev_err(&pdev->dev, "reset is handling or driver removed\n");
> return -EBUSY;
> }
>
> --
> 2.30.0
>
>


Thanks,
Michal