[PATCH net v2 2/4] net: sparx5: fix sleep in atomic context in MAC table access

From: Daniel Machon

Date: Wed May 06 2026 - 03:26:32 EST


sparx5_set_rx_mode() runs with netif_addr_lock_bh held and iterates
dev->mc via __dev_mc_sync(), which per address calls sparx5_mc_sync() /
sparx5_mc_unsync() -> sparx5_mact_learn() / sparx5_mact_forget(). These
take sparx5->lock, a mutex, and then poll the MAC access command
register with readx_poll_timeout(). A mutex may block, which is not
allowed from atomic context.

Convert the driver to the new .ndo_set_rx_mode_async callback introduced
in commit 3554b4345d85 ("net: introduce ndo_set_rx_mode_async and
netdev_rx_mode_work"). The async callback is invoked from process
context, so the mutex and sleeping completion poll can remain.

Observed with CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING, CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK,
CONFIG_DEBUG_MUTEXES and CONFIG_DEBUG_ATOMIC_SLEEP enabled:

BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at kernel/locking/mutex.c:591
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 217, name: ip
preempt_count: 201, expected: 0
Call trace:
__might_resched+0x144/0x248
__might_sleep+0x48/0x7c
__mutex_lock+0x74/0x850
mutex_lock_nested+0x24/0x30
sparx5_mact_learn+0x78/0x100
sparx5_mc_sync+0x40/0x54
__hw_addr_sync_dev+0xc4/0x170
sparx5_set_rx_mode+0x4c/0x58
__dev_set_rx_mode+0x64/0xa4
__dev_open+0x1ec/0x26c

Fixes: b37a1bae742f ("net: sparx5: add mactable support")
Signed-off-by: Daniel Machon <daniel.machon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_netdev.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_netdev.c
index 1d34af78166a..1061874c9edc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/sparx5/sparx5_netdev.c
@@ -162,13 +162,15 @@ static int sparx5_port_stop(struct net_device *ndev)
return 0;
}

-static void sparx5_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
+static void sparx5_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *uc,
+ struct netdev_hw_addr_list *mc)
{
struct sparx5_port *port = netdev_priv(dev);
struct sparx5 *sparx5 = port->sparx5;

if (!test_bit(port->portno, sparx5->bridge_mask))
- __dev_mc_sync(dev, sparx5_mc_sync, sparx5_mc_unsync);
+ __hw_addr_sync_dev(mc, dev, sparx5_mc_sync, sparx5_mc_unsync);
}

static int sparx5_port_get_phys_port_name(struct net_device *dev,
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops sparx5_port_netdev_ops = {
.ndo_open = sparx5_port_open,
.ndo_stop = sparx5_port_stop,
.ndo_start_xmit = sparx5_port_xmit_impl,
- .ndo_set_rx_mode = sparx5_set_rx_mode,
+ .ndo_set_rx_mode_async = sparx5_set_rx_mode,
.ndo_get_phys_port_name = sparx5_port_get_phys_port_name,
.ndo_set_mac_address = sparx5_set_mac_address,
.ndo_validate_addr = eth_validate_addr,

--
2.34.1