Re: [PATCH net] net: hix5hd2: serialize timeout recovery with interface teardown
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Tue Oct 20 2026 - 16:11:13 EST
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:26:35 -0400 you wrote:
> The timeout worker calls the driver's close and open methods without
> RTNL or a running-state check. A timeout queued before an interface is
> closed can call close again after ndo_stop has disabled NAPI. The second
> napi_disable() can then wait indefinitely. The worker can also race with
> an ongoing close.
>
> Take RTNL and skip recovery when the interface is no longer running.
> Use the netdev core close and open helpers so a failed reopen leaves the
> interface down, rather than leaving it marked running with NAPI disabled.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net] net: hix5hd2: serialize timeout recovery with interface teardown
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/87cce46329a8
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