RE: [PATCH] hv_netvsc:Register VF in netvsc_probe if NET_DEVICE_REGISTER missed

[Haiyang Zhang]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 3:13 PM
> To: Shradha Gupta <shradhagupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; KY Srinivasan


> 
> > @@ -2205,8 +2209,11 @@ static int netvsc_vf_join(struct net_device
> > *vf_netdev,
> >  			   ndev->name, ret);
> >  		goto upper_link_failed;
> >  	}
> > -
> > -	schedule_delayed_work(&ndev_ctx->vf_takeover,
> > VF_TAKEOVER_INT);
> > +	/* If this registration is called from probe context vf_takeover
> > +	 * is taken care of later in probe itself.
> I suspect "later in probe itself" is not accurate.
> If 'context' is VF_REG_IN_PROBE, I suppose what happens here is:
> after netvsc_probe() finishes, the netvsc interface becomes available,
> so the user space will ifup it, and netvsc_open() will UP the VF
> interface,
> and netvsc_netdev_event() is called for the VF with event ==
> NETDEV_POST_INIT (?) and NETDEV_CHANGE, and the data path is
> switched to the VF.

In register_netdevice(), NETDEV_POST_INIT is earlier than NETDEV_REGISTER.
This case: netvsc_open >> dev_open(vf) >> NETDEV_UP >>
 netvsc_vf_changed(event_dev, event);

> 
> If my understanding is correct, I think in the case of 'context' ==
> VF_REG_IN_PROBE, I suspect the "Align MTU of VF with master"
> and the "sync address list from ndev to VF" in __netvsc_vf_setup() are
> omitted? If so, should this be fixed? e.g. Not sure if the below is an
> issue or not:
> 1) a VF is bound to a NetVSC interface, and a user sets the MTUs to 1024.
> 2) rmmod hv_netvsc
> 3) modprobe hv_netvsc
> 4) the netvsc interface uses MTU=1500 (the default), and the VF still
> uses 1024.

__netvsc_vf_setup() is skipped from the netvsc_register_vf >> netvsc_vf_join(),
but called from netvsc_probe(), so the VF mtu is sync-ed to 1500.
I verified mtu sync in test.

Thanks,
- Haiyang