Re: [PATCH] net: stmmac: synchronize stmmac_open and stmmac_dvr_probe

[Florian Fainelli]

On 12/27/2016 03:44 AM, Kweh, Hock Leong wrote:
> From: "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> If kernel module stmmac driver being loaded after OS booted, there is a
> race condition between stmmac_open() and stmmac_mdio_register(), which is
> invoked inside stmmac_dvr_probe(), and the error is showed in dmesg log as
> PHY not found and stmmac_open() failed:
> [  473.919358] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized):
> 		stmmac_dvr_probe: warning: cannot get CSR clock
> [  473.919382] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0: no reset control found
> [  473.919412] stmmac - user ID: 0x10, Synopsys ID: 0x42
> [  473.919429] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0: DMA HW capability register supported
> [  473.919436] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0: RX Checksum Offload Engine supported
> [  473.919443] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0: TX Checksum insertion supported
> [  473.919451] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized):
> 		Enable RX Mitigation via HW Watchdog Timer
> [  473.921395] libphy: PHY stmmac-1:00 not found
> [  473.921417] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 eth0: Could not attach to PHY
> [  473.921427] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 eth0: stmmac_open: Cannot attach to
> 		PHY (error: -19)
> [  473.959710] libphy: stmmac: probed
> [  473.959724] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 eth0: PHY ID 01410cc2 at 0 IRQ POLL
> 		(stmmac-1:00) active
> [  473.959728] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 eth0: PHY ID 01410cc2 at 1 IRQ POLL
> 		(stmmac-1:01)
> [  473.959731] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 eth0: PHY ID 01410cc2 at 2 IRQ POLL
> 		(stmmac-1:02)
> [  473.959734] stmmaceth 0000:01:00.0 eth0: PHY ID 01410cc2 at 3 IRQ POLL
> 		(stmmac-1:03)
> 
> The resolution used wait_for_completion_interruptible() to synchronize
> stmmac_open() and stmmac_dvr_probe() to prevent the race condition
> happening.

The proper fix for this would be to have register_netdev() be the last
thing done in stmmac_drv_probe(), whereas right now, the last thing done
is stmmac_mdio_register(), leading the window you are seeing here, where
the network interface can be open prior to all resources being set up,
including, but not limited to MDIO devices.
-- 
Florian