[PATCH net-next v6 06/15] ibmveth: Refactor TX resource allocation in open/close paths
From: Mingming Cao <hidden>
Date: 2026-08-31 15:08:52
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netdev
Subsystem:
ibm power virtual ethernet device driver, linux for powerpc (32-bit and 64-bit), networking drivers, the rest · Maintainers:
Nick Child, Madhavan Srinivasan, Andrew Lunn, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
Same story as the RX refactor: pull TX LTB alloc/free out of open/close into helpers and wire them in this patch. ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources() ibmveth_free_tx_resources() They wrap the existing per-queue allocate_tx_ltb() / free_tx_ltb() primitives. alloc_tx_resources() allocates every TX queue and unwinds partial failure itself; free_tx_resources() walks real_num_tx_queues. The helpers remove dependence on shared open/close loop indices and match the RX helper structure. TX was already multi-queue capable via ethtool -L. Also tighten TX LTB lifetime: free_tx_ltb() returns early if tx_ltb_ptr[] is already NULL, then clears both tx_ltb_ptr[] and tx_ltb_dma[] before unmapping and freeing, so start_xmit() cannot pick up a slot that is mid-teardown. allocate_tx_ltb() clears tx_ltb_dma[] on the DMA-map failure path. Move TX LTB allocation to the end of open(), after LAN registration, RX pools, RX interrupt setup, and the initial replenish kick. A late alloc_tx_resources() failure jumps to out_cleanup_rx_interrupts and must not call free_tx_resources() again: alloc already freed any partial TX LTBs. start_xmit() bails if tx_ltb_ptr[] is gone, counting the drop in tx_dropped and falling into the existing out: label like the function's other drop paths, so RX can be live while TX LTB alloc still runs and close/failed-reopen cannot race a live mapping. The close path is quiesced by netif_tx_disable(); NULL-first in free_tx_ltb() only closes the check-then-use window, it is not itself a UAF barrier. set_channels() IFF_UP vs opened is later (P14/P15). After LAN registration, open-fail teardown issues h_free_logical_lan() before RX pool DMA teardown on the pool-fail path that previously never issued that hcall (missing deregistration, not a preference reorder). close() quiesces TX with netif_tx_disable() (stop_all_queues does not wait for in-flight ndo_start_xmit), then frees LTBs after h_free_logical_lan() via free_tx_resources() - required because direct close() callers bypass synchronize_net(). Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <redacted> Reviewed-by: Dave Marquardt <redacted> Tested-by: Shaik Abdulla <redacted> --- Changes in v6: - NULL tx_ltb_ptr[idx] and zero tx_ltb_dma[idx] before unmap/free, so a racing start_xmit() fails the pointer check. Close-path safety is still netif_tx_disable() - the NULL-LTB start_xmit drop increments tx_dropped and falls into the existing out: label - comment on allocate_tx_ltb(): caller must leave tx_ltb_ptr[idx] NULL - kdoc alloc/free_tx_resources says real_num_tx_queues - noted: ethtool -L TX shrink still stop-then-free; cover leftovers Changes in v5: - Quiesce TX with netif_tx_disable before free (stop_all_queues does not wait for in-flight xmit); free LTBs after h_free_logical_lan - direct close() callers bypass synchronize_net() - Guard start_xmit if tx_ltb_ptr gone so open can leave RX live while TX LTB alloc still runs (also covers close/failed-reopen with IFF_UP set) - Drop fake mid-open TX-leak / Fixes: motivation; reword as helper extraction matching RX (shared loop-index independence) - Free TX LTB by pointer presence (drop dma==0 sentinel; dma_mapping_error already cleared the slot on map failure) - Document intentional open-fail LAN-first unwind (free_lan before RX pool/DMA teardown) rather than leaving it silent in a TX-only refactor - Drop drive-by blank-line cosmetics (header / start_xmit) Changes in v4: - Introduce the TX resource helpers in the same patch that wires their first open/close callers. - Do not free TX LTBs again after a failed alloc_tx_resources(); harden free_tx_ltb() against unset slots. - Move TX allocation after RX IRQ setup / replenish kick so open() failure unwind no longer depends on a shared loop index (also fixes a mid-open TX LTB leak). drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 89 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index 335712faaa42..7a420e1a41d5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c@@ -1201,12 +1201,27 @@ static int ibmveth_rxq_harvest_buffer(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, static void ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int idx) { - dma_unmap_single(&adapter->vdev->dev, adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx], - adapter->tx_ltb_size, DMA_TO_DEVICE); - kfree(adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx]); + void *ltb = adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx]; + dma_addr_t dma = adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx]; + + if (!ltb) + return; + + /* + * Clear the slot before releasing it. start_xmit() tests + * tx_ltb_ptr[idx] to decide whether the LTB is usable. + */ adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx] = NULL; + adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx] = 0; + + dma_unmap_single(&adapter->vdev->dev, dma, adapter->tx_ltb_size, + DMA_TO_DEVICE); + kfree(ltb); } +/* Caller must ensure tx_ltb_ptr[idx] is NULL. open() runs on + * probe-zeroed slots; set_channels() skips populated indices. + */ static int ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int idx) { adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx] = kzalloc(adapter->tx_ltb_size,
@@ -1225,12 +1240,54 @@ static int ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, int idx) "unable to DMA map tx long term buffer\n"); kfree(adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx]); adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[idx] = NULL; + adapter->tx_ltb_dma[idx] = 0; return -ENOMEM; } return 0; } +/** + * ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources - Allocate TX LTBs for real_num_tx_queues + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * + * Allocates TX Long Term Buffers (LTBs) for real_num_tx_queues. + * + * Return: 0 on success, -ENOMEM on failure + */ +static int ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter) +{ + struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev; + int i; + + for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) { + if (ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(adapter, i)) + goto err_free_ltbs; + } + + return 0; + +err_free_ltbs: + while (--i >= 0) + ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i); + return -ENOMEM; +} + +/** + * ibmveth_free_tx_resources - Free TX LTBs for real_num_tx_queues + * @adapter: ibmveth adapter structure + * + * Frees TX Long Term Buffers (LTBs) for real_num_tx_queues. + */ +static void ibmveth_free_tx_resources(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter) +{ + struct net_device *netdev = adapter->netdev; + int i; + + for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) + ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i); +} + static int ibmveth_register_logical_lan(struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter, union ibmveth_buf_desc rxq_desc, u64 mac_address) {
@@ -1281,12 +1338,6 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev) if (rc) goto out_free_filter_list; - rc = -ENOMEM; - for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) { - if (ibmveth_allocate_tx_ltb(adapter, i)) - goto out_free_tx_ltb; - } - mac_address = ether_addr_to_u64(netdev->dev_addr); rxq_desc.fields.flags_len = IBMVETH_BUF_VALID |
@@ -1308,24 +1359,24 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev) rxq_desc.desc, mac_address); rc = -ENONET; - goto out_free_tx_ltb; + goto out_free_queue_mem; } rc = ibmveth_alloc_buffer_pools(adapter); if (rc) - goto out_free_tx_ltb; + goto out_unregister_lan; rc = ibmveth_setup_rx_interrupts(adapter); - if (rc) { - do { - lpar_rc = h_free_logical_lan(adapter->vdev->unit_address); - } while (H_IS_LONG_BUSY(lpar_rc) || (lpar_rc == H_BUSY)); - goto out_free_buffer_pools; - } + if (rc) + goto out_unregister_lan; netdev_dbg(netdev, "initial replenish cycle\n"); ibmveth_schedule_rx_queue(adapter, 0); + rc = ibmveth_alloc_tx_resources(adapter); + if (rc) + goto out_cleanup_rx_interrupts; + netif_tx_start_all_queues(netdev); adapter->opened = true;
@@ -1333,11 +1384,14 @@ static int ibmveth_open(struct net_device *netdev) return 0; -out_free_buffer_pools: +out_cleanup_rx_interrupts: + ibmveth_cleanup_rx_interrupts(adapter); +out_unregister_lan: + do { + lpar_rc = h_free_logical_lan(adapter->vdev->unit_address); + } while (H_IS_LONG_BUSY(lpar_rc) || (lpar_rc == H_BUSY)); ibmveth_free_buffer_pools(adapter); -out_free_tx_ltb: - while (--i >= 0) - ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i); +out_free_queue_mem: ibmveth_cleanup_rx_resources(adapter); out_free_filter_list: ibmveth_free_filter_list(adapter);
@@ -1349,7 +1403,6 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev) { struct ibmveth_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev); long lpar_rc; - int i; /* Gate on opened, not IFF_UP: pool_store/change_mtu close+open can * leave IFF_UP set after a failed reopen.
@@ -1361,7 +1414,10 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev) netdev_dbg(netdev, "close starting\n"); - netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev); + /* Disable and wait for in-flight ndo_start_xmit (stop_all_queues + * alone does not). Direct close() callers bypass synchronize_net(). + */ + netif_tx_disable(netdev); ibmveth_cleanup_rx_interrupts(adapter); /* Wait for softirq/poll that already passed shutdown checks. */
@@ -1377,13 +1433,14 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev) "h_free_logical_lan failed with %lx, continuing\n", lpar_rc); } + /* Free TX LTBs after quiesce and after H_FREE_LOGICAL_LAN so xmit + * cannot touch unmapped bounce buffers while the LAN is live. + */ + ibmveth_free_tx_resources(adapter); ibmveth_free_buffer_pools(adapter); ibmveth_cleanup_rx_resources(adapter); ibmveth_free_filter_list(adapter); - for (i = 0; i < netdev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) - ibmveth_free_tx_ltb(adapter, i); - netdev_dbg(netdev, "close complete\n"); return 0;
@@ -1807,6 +1864,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t ibmveth_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, int i, queue_num = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb); unsigned long mss = 0; + /* Close / failed reopen can free LTBs while IFF_UP is still set. */ + if (unlikely(!adapter->tx_ltb_ptr[queue_num])) { + netdev->stats.tx_dropped++; + goto out; + } + if (ibmveth_is_packet_unsupported(skb, netdev)) goto out; /* veth can't checksum offload UDP */
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