Re: [PATCH net v2] ice: Fix incorrect locking in ice_vc_process_vf_msg()

[Alexander Lobakin]

From: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri,  1 Apr 2022 12:40:52 +0200

> Usage of mutex_trylock() in ice_vc_process_vf_msg() is incorrect
> because message sent from VF is ignored and never processed.
> 
> Use mutex_lock() instead to fix the issue. It is safe because this
> mutex is used to prevent races between VF related NDOs and
> handlers processing request messages from VF and these handlers
> are running in ice_service_task() context. Additionally move this
> mutex lock prior ice_vc_is_opcode_allowed() call to avoid potential
> races during allowlist acccess.
> 
> Fixes: e6ba5273d4ed ("ice: Fix race conditions between virtchnl handling and VF ndo ops")
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hey Tony,

I guess you missed this one due to being on a vacation previously.
It's been previously reviewed IIRC, could you take it into
net-queue?

> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c | 21 +++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
> index 3f1a63815bac..a465f3743ffc 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl.c
> @@ -3642,14 +3642,6 @@ void ice_vc_process_vf_msg(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_rq_event_info *event)
>  			err = -EINVAL;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (!ice_vc_is_opcode_allowed(vf, v_opcode)) {
> -		ice_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, v_opcode,
> -				      VIRTCHNL_STATUS_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED, NULL,
> -				      0);
> -		ice_put_vf(vf);
> -		return;
> -	}
> -
>  error_handler:
>  	if (err) {
>  		ice_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, v_opcode, VIRTCHNL_STATUS_ERR_PARAM,
> @@ -3660,12 +3652,13 @@ void ice_vc_process_vf_msg(struct ice_pf *pf, struct ice_rq_event_info *event)
>  		return;
>  	}
>  
> -	/* VF is being configured in another context that triggers a VFR, so no
> -	 * need to process this message
> -	 */
> -	if (!mutex_trylock(&vf->cfg_lock)) {
> -		dev_info(dev, "VF %u is being configured in another context that will trigger a VFR, so there is no need to handle this message\n",
> -			 vf->vf_id);
> +	mutex_lock(&vf->cfg_lock);
> +
> +	if (!ice_vc_is_opcode_allowed(vf, v_opcode)) {
> +		ice_vc_send_msg_to_vf(vf, v_opcode,
> +				      VIRTCHNL_STATUS_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED, NULL,
> +				      0);
> +		mutex_unlock(&vf->cfg_lock);
>  		ice_put_vf(vf);
>  		return;
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.35.1

Thanks,
Al