Re: [PATCH] af_packet: TPACKET_V3: fix fill status rwlock imbalance

From: David Miller
Date: Thu Aug 13 2020 - 18:38:46 EST


From: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 21:45:25 +0206

> After @blk_fill_in_prog_lock is acquired there is an early out vnet
> situation that can occur. In that case, the rwlock needs to be
> released.
>
> Also, since @blk_fill_in_prog_lock is only acquired when @tp_version
> is exactly TPACKET_V3, only release it on that exact condition as
> well.
>
> And finally, add sparse annotation so that it is clearer that
> prb_fill_curr_block() and prb_clear_blk_fill_status() are acquiring
> and releasing @blk_fill_in_prog_lock, respectively. sparse is still
> unable to understand the balance, but the warnings are now on a
> higher level that make more sense.
>
> Fixes: 632ca50f2cbd ("af_packet: TPACKET_V3: replace busy-wait loop")
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>

Good catch, applied.