[net] e1000: Prevent reset task killing itself.

Subsystems: intel ethernet drivers, networking drivers, the rest

3 messages, 3 authors, 2012-05-17 · open the first message on its own page

[net] e1000: Prevent reset task killing itself.

From: Jeff Kirsher <hidden>
Date: 2012-05-17 11:04:53

From: Tushar Dave <redacted>

Killing reset task while adapter is resetting causes deadlock.
Only kill reset task if adapter is not resetting.
Ref bug #43132 on bugzilla.kernel.org

CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <redacted>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <redacted>
---

@stable - this patch is applicable back to 3.1 kernels

---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c |    6 +++++-
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
index 37caa88..8d8908d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -493,7 +493,11 @@ out:
 static void e1000_down_and_stop(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	set_bit(__E1000_DOWN, &adapter->flags);
-	cancel_work_sync(&adapter->reset_task);
+
+	/* Only kill reset task if adapter is not resetting */
+	if (!test_bit(__E1000_RESETTING, &adapter->flags))
+		cancel_work_sync(&adapter->reset_task);
+
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->watchdog_task);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->phy_info_task);
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adapter->fifo_stall_task);
-- 
1.7.7.6

Re: [net] e1000: Prevent reset task killing itself.

From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date: 2012-05-17 13:40:10

On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 04:04:50AM -0700, Jeff Kirsher wrote:
From: Tushar Dave <redacted>

Killing reset task while adapter is resetting causes deadlock.
Only kill reset task if adapter is not resetting.
Ref bug #43132 on bugzilla.kernel.org

CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <redacted>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <redacted>
---

@stable - this patch is applicable back to 3.1 kernels
In the future, so this information will not be lost, please do as
Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt show and put this information in
the cc: line to stable.  So for this patch, you should say:

 Cc: stable [off-list ref] [3.1+]
in the signed-off-by: area above.

thanks,

greg k-h

Re: [net] e1000: Prevent reset task killing itself.

From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Date: 2012-05-17 22:33:11

From: Jeff Kirsher <redacted>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 04:04:50 -0700
From: Tushar Dave <redacted>

Killing reset task while adapter is resetting causes deadlock.
Only kill reset task if adapter is not resetting.
Ref bug #43132 on bugzilla.kernel.org

CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tushar Dave <redacted>
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <redacted>
Applied, thanks.
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