mainlining shenanigans
fd98693cb0
We currently don't allow queuing resets when adapter is in VNIC_PROBING
state - instead we throw away the reset and return EBUSY. The reasoning
is probably that during ibmvnic_probe() the ibmvnic_adapter itself is
being initialized so performing a reset during this time can lead us to
accessing fields in the ibmvnic_adapter that are not fully initialized.
A review of the code shows that all the adapter state neede to process a
reset is initialized before registering the CRQ so that should no longer
be a concern.
Further the expectation is that if we do get a reset (transport event)
during probe, the do..while() loop in ibmvnic_probe() will handle this
by reinitializing the CRQ.
While that is true to some extent, it is possible that the reset might
occur _after_ the CRQ is registered and CRQ_INIT message was exchanged
but _before_ the adapter state is set to VNIC_PROBED. As mentioned above,
such a reset will be thrown away. While the client assumes that the
adapter is functional, the vnic server will wait for the client to reinit
the adapter. This disconnect between the two leaves the adapter down
needing manual intervention.
Because ibmvnic_probe() has other work to do after initializing the CRQ
(such as registering the netdev at a minimum) and because the reset event
can occur at any instant after the CRQ is initialized, there will always
be a window between initializing the CRQ and considering the adapter
ready for resets (ie state == PROBED).
So rather than discarding resets during this window, allow queueing them
- but only process them after the adapter is fully initialized.
To do this, introduce a new completion state ->probe_done and have the
reset worker thread wait on this before processing resets.
This change brings up two new situations in or just after ibmvnic_probe().
First after one or more resets were queued, we encounter an error and
decide to retry the initialization. At that point the queued resets are
no longer relevant since we could be talking to a new vnic server. So we
must purge/flush the queued resets before restarting the initialization.
As a side note, since we are still in the probing stage and we have not
registered the netdev, it will not be CHANGE_PARAM reset.
Second this change opens up a potential race between the worker thread
in __ibmvnic_reset(), the tasklet and the ibmvnic_open() due to the
following sequence of events:
1. Register CRQ
2. Get transport event before CRQ_INIT completes.
3. Tasklet schedules reset:
a) add rwi to list
b) schedule_work() to start worker thread which runs
and waits for ->probe_done.
4. ibmvnic_probe() decides to retry, purges rwi_list
5. Re-register crq and this time rest of probe succeeds - register
netdev and complete(->probe_done).
6. Worker thread resumes in __ibmvnic_reset() from 3b.
7. Worker thread sets ->resetting bit
8. ibmvnic_open() comes in, notices ->resetting bit, sets state
to IBMVNIC_OPEN and returns early expecting worker thread to
finish the open.
9. Worker thread finds rwi_list empty and returns without
opening the interface.
If this happens, the ->ndo_open() call is effectively lost and the
interface remains down. To address this, ensure that ->rwi_list is
not empty before setting the ->resetting bit. See also comments in
__ibmvnic_reset().
Fixes:
|
||
|---|---|---|
| arch | ||
| block | ||
| certs | ||
| crypto | ||
| Documentation | ||
| drivers | ||
| fs | ||
| include | ||
| init | ||
| ipc | ||
| kernel | ||
| lib | ||
| LICENSES | ||
| mm | ||
| net | ||
| samples | ||
| scripts | ||
| security | ||
| sound | ||
| tools | ||
| usr | ||
| virt | ||
| .clang-format | ||
| .cocciconfig | ||
| .get_maintainer.ignore | ||
| .gitattributes | ||
| .gitignore | ||
| .mailmap | ||
| COPYING | ||
| CREDITS | ||
| Kbuild | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| MAINTAINERS | ||
| Makefile | ||
| README | ||
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.