RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH net v2 1/4] octeon_ep: fix race conditions in ndo_get_stats64

[Shinas Rasheed]

Hi Larysa,

> On Sun, Dec 15, 2024 at 11:58:39PM -0800, Shinas Rasheed wrote:
> > ndo_get_stats64() can race with ndo_stop(), which frees input and
> > output queue resources. Call synchronize_net() to avoid such races.
> >
> > Fixes: 6a610a46bad1 ("octeon_ep: add support for ndo ops")
> > Signed-off-by: Shinas Rasheed <srasheed@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > V2:
> >   - Changed sync mechanism to fix race conditions from using an atomic
> >     set_bit ops to a much simpler synchronize_net()
> >
> > V1: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-
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> >
> >  drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
> > index 549436efc204..941bbaaa67b5 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
> > @@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ static int octep_stop(struct net_device *netdev)
> >  {
> >  	struct octep_device *oct = netdev_priv(netdev);
> >
> > +	synchronize_net();
> 
> You should have elaborated on the fact that this synchronize_net() is for
> __LINK_STATE_START flag in the commit message, this is not obvious. Also, is
> octep_get_stats64() called from RCU-safe context?

The octep_get_stats64() is an instance of the ndo_get_stats64() netdev op. As I understand, the netdev op is supposed to be
called from RCU-safe contexts. Please do correct me if I'm wrong.