[PATCH] batman-adv: fix throughput detection for VLAN interfaces
From: Amitesh Singh
Date: Sun Jul 05 2026 - 08:21:51 EST
From: Amitesh Singh <amitesh.singh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
batadv_v_elp_get_throughput() calls __ethtool_get_link_ksettings() to
determine the link speed of an Ethernet interface. Virtual interfaces
such as a VLAN on a bridge return success but with SPEED_UNKNOWN, so the
function falls through to the hardcoded default even when the underlying
physical device has a known speed.
Move rtnl_unlock() into each exit branch so the lock is still held
after the initial query. When the speed is unknown, walk the lower
device stack with netdev_walk_all_lower_dev() to find the first real
device that reports a valid speed, which covers DSA ports and physical
NICs sitting below a VLAN or bridge interface.
Signed-off-by: Amitesh Singh <amitesh.singh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
index 6ad6042a..3d4d82c5 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
@@ -70,6 +70,32 @@ static void batadv_v_elp_start_timer(struct batadv_hard_iface *hard_iface)
msecs_to_jiffies(msecs));
}
+/**
+ * batadv_v_elp_lower_dev_throughput() - netdev_walk_all_lower_dev callback
+ * to query ethtool link speed on a lower device in the stack
+ * @dev: current lower device being visited
+ * @priv: nested priv; priv->data points to a u32 to receive the throughput
+ * value in multiples of 100kbps
+ *
+ * Return: 1 to stop the walk once a valid speed is found, 0 to continue.
+ */
+static int batadv_v_elp_lower_dev_throughput(struct net_device *dev,
+ struct netdev_nested_priv *priv)
+{
+ struct ethtool_link_ksettings settings;
+ u32 speed;
+
+ if (__ethtool_get_link_ksettings(dev, &settings) != 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ speed = settings.base.speed;
+ if (!speed || speed == SPEED_UNKNOWN)
+ return 0;
+
+ *(u32 *)priv->data = speed * 10;
+ return 1;
+}
+
/**
* batadv_v_elp_get_throughput() - get the throughput towards a neighbour
* @neigh: the neighbour for which the throughput has to be obtained
@@ -167,7 +193,6 @@ static bool batadv_v_elp_get_throughput(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *neigh,
* ethtool (e.g. an Ethernet adapter)
*/
ret = __ethtool_get_link_ksettings(hard_iface->net_dev, &link_settings);
- rtnl_unlock();
if (ret == 0) {
/* link characteristics might change over time */
if (link_settings.base.duplex == DUPLEX_FULL)
@@ -177,9 +202,30 @@ static bool batadv_v_elp_get_throughput(struct batadv_hardif_neigh_node *neigh,
throughput = link_settings.base.speed;
if (throughput && throughput != SPEED_UNKNOWN) {
+ rtnl_unlock();
*pthroughput = throughput * 10;
return true;
}
+
+ /* Virtual interfaces (e.g. VLAN on bridge) don't report link
+ * speed directly. Walk the lower device stack to find a real
+ * device that does, such as a DSA port or physical NIC.
+ */
+ throughput = 0;
+ {
+ struct netdev_nested_priv priv = { .data = &throughput };
+
+ netdev_walk_all_lower_dev(hard_iface->net_dev,
+ batadv_v_elp_lower_dev_throughput,
+ &priv);
+ }
+ rtnl_unlock();
+ if (throughput) {
+ *pthroughput = throughput;
+ return true;
+ }
+ } else {
+ rtnl_unlock();
}
default_throughput:
--
2.43.0