linux/drivers
Ian Campbell 1ba37c518f xen: netfront: hold RTNL when updating features.
Konrad reports:
[    0.930811] RTNL: assertion failed at /home/konrad/ssd/linux/net/core/dev.c (5258)
[    0.930821] Pid: 22, comm: xenwatch Not tainted 2.6.39-05193-gd762f43 #1
[    0.930825] Call Trace:
[    0.930834]  [<ffffffff8143bd0e>] __netdev_update_features+0xae/0xe0
[    0.930840]  [<ffffffff8143dd41>] netdev_update_features+0x11/0x30
[    0.930847]  [<ffffffffa0037105>] netback_changed+0x4e5/0x800 [xen_netfront]
[    0.930854]  [<ffffffff8132a838>] xenbus_otherend_changed+0xa8/0xb0
[    0.930860]  [<ffffffff8157ca99>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x19/0x20
[    0.930866]  [<ffffffff8132adfe>] backend_changed+0xe/0x10
[    0.930871]  [<ffffffff8132875a>] xenwatch_thread+0xba/0x180
[    0.930876]  [<ffffffff810a8ba0>] ? wake_up_bit+0x40/0x40
[    0.930881]  [<ffffffff813286a0>] ? split+0xf0/0xf0
[    0.930886]  [<ffffffff810a8646>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
[    0.930891]  [<ffffffff815855a4>] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10
[    0.930896]  [<ffffffff815846b3>] ? int_ret_from_sys_call+0x7/0x1b
[    0.930901]  [<ffffffff8157cf61>] ? retint_restore_args+0x5/0x6
[    0.930906]  [<ffffffff815855a0>] ? gs_change+0x13/0x13

This update happens in xenbus watch callback context and hence does not already
hold the rtnl. Take the lock as necessary.

Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
Tested-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-05-25 17:55:32 -04:00
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acpi Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
amba
ata Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev 2011-05-20 14:31:27 -07:00
atm Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2011-05-20 13:43:21 -07:00
auxdisplay
base Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
bcma bcma: add PCI ID of the card found in Thinkpad X120e 2011-05-16 14:25:29 -04:00
block Add appropriate <linux/prefetch.h> include for prefetch users 2011-05-22 21:41:57 -07:00
bluetooth Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6 into for-davem 2011-05-16 19:32:19 -04:00
cdrom
char Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/apm 2011-05-23 09:08:19 -07:00
clk CLKDEV: Fix clkdev return value for NULL clk case 2011-04-30 10:14:08 +01:00
clocksource Merge branch 'consolidate-clksrc-i8253' of master.kernel.org:~rmk/linux-2.6-arm into timers/clocksource 2011-05-14 12:06:36 +02:00
connector
cpufreq Merge branch 'x86-cpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:55:12 -07:00
cpuidle
crypto Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2011-05-20 17:24:14 -07:00
dca
dio
dma Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
edac drivercore: revert addition of of_match to struct device 2011-05-18 12:32:23 -06:00
eisa
firewire firewire: sbp2: parallelize login, reconnect, logout 2011-05-10 22:53:46 +02:00
firmware Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
gpio
gpu Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
hid Merge branches 'doc', 'multitouch', 'upstream' and 'upstream-fixes' into for-linus 2011-05-23 12:49:25 +02:00
hwmon hwmon: (coretemp) Fix checkpatch errors 2011-05-21 07:29:17 -07:00
hwspinlock
i2c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
ide Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/ide-2.6 2011-05-22 22:08:32 -07:00
idle
ieee802154 net: call dev_alloc_name from register_netdevice 2011-05-05 10:57:45 -07:00
infiniband Add appropriate <linux/prefetch.h> include for prefetch users 2011-05-22 21:41:57 -07:00
input input/atari: Fix mouse movement and button mapping 2011-05-19 18:19:12 +02:00
isdn isdn: capi: Use pr_debug() instead of ifdefs. 2011-05-19 18:20:29 -04:00
leds Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
lguest Correct occurrences of 2011-05-06 09:27:55 -07:00
macintosh Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mca
md Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
media Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
memstick
message Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mfd mfd: Fix for the TWL4030 PM sleep/wakeup sequence 2011-05-11 11:09:58 +02:00
misc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mmc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mtd MIPS: Alchemy: Clean up GPIO registers and accessors 2011-05-19 09:55:46 +01:00
net xen: netfront: hold RTNL when updating features. 2011-05-25 17:55:32 -04:00
nfc
nubus
of
oprofile
parisc
parport
pci Merge branch 'core-iommu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:28:58 -07:00
pcmcia
platform Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
pnp
power
pps
ps3
rapidio rapidio: fix default routing initialization 2011-05-18 02:55:22 -07:00
regulator regulator: change debug statement be consistent with the style of the rest 2011-05-10 10:11:29 +02:00
rtc Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:45:08 -07:00
s390 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2011-05-20 13:43:21 -07:00
sbus
scsi Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
sfi
sh
sn
spi Haavard Skinnemoen has left Atmel 2011-05-18 23:24:50 +02:00
ssb Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2011-05-20 13:43:21 -07:00
staging Merge branch 'for-davem' of ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6 2011-05-25 13:28:55 -04:00
target Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
tc
telephony
thermal
tty Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
uio
usb Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
uwb
vhost Correct occurrences of 2011-05-06 09:27:55 -07:00
video Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
virtio
vlynq
w1
watchdog Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
xen Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
zorro
Kconfig Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2011-05-20 13:43:21 -07:00
Makefile bcma: add Broadcom specific AMBA bus driver 2011-05-10 15:54:54 -04:00