[PATCH] net: net_failover: Fix the deadlock in slave register
From: Faicker Mo
Date: Thu Apr 23 2026 - 04:02:16 EST
There is netdev_lock_ops() before the NETDEV_REGISTER notifier
in register_netdevice(), so use the non-locking functions
in net_failover_slave_register().
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__schedule+0x30d/0x7a0
schedule+0x27/0x90
schedule_preempt_disabled+0x15/0x30
__mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x538/0x9e0
__mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20
mutex_lock+0x3b/0x50
dev_set_mtu+0x40/0xe0
net_failover_slave_register+0x24/0x280
failover_slave_register+0x103/0x1b0
failover_event+0x15e/0x210
? dropmon_net_event+0xac/0xe0
notifier_call_chain+0x5e/0xe0
raw_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x30
call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x52/0xa0
register_netdevice+0x5f4/0x7c0
register_netdev+0x1e/0x40
_mlx5e_probe+0xe2/0x370 [mlx5_core]
mlx5e_probe+0x59/0x70 [mlx5_core]
? __pfx_mlx5e_probe+0x10/0x10 [mlx5_core]
Fixes: 4c975fd70002 ("net: hold instance lock during NETDEV_REGISTER/UP")
Signed-off-by: Faicker Mo <faicker.mo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/net_failover.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/net_failover.c b/drivers/net/net_failover.c
index d0361aaf25ef..6702490eb4ed 100644
--- a/drivers/net/net_failover.c
+++ b/drivers/net/net_failover.c
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
/* Align MTU of slave with failover dev */
orig_mtu = slave_dev->mtu;
- err = dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, failover_dev->mtu);
+ err = netif_set_mtu(slave_dev, failover_dev->mtu);
if (err) {
netdev_err(failover_dev, "unable to change mtu of %s to %u register failed\n",
slave_dev->name, failover_dev->mtu);
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
dev_hold(slave_dev);
if (netif_running(failover_dev)) {
- err = dev_open(slave_dev, NULL);
+ err = netif_open(slave_dev, NULL);
if (err && (err != -EBUSY)) {
netdev_err(failover_dev, "Opening slave %s failed err:%d\n",
slave_dev->name, err);
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ static int net_failover_slave_register(struct net_device *slave_dev,
dev_close(slave_dev);
err_dev_open:
dev_put(slave_dev);
- dev_set_mtu(slave_dev, orig_mtu);
+ netif_set_mtu(slave_dev, orig_mtu);
done:
return err;
}
--
2.34.1