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The receive callback (in tasklet context) is using RCU to get reference
to associated VF network device but this is not safe. RCU read lock
needs to be held. Found by running with full lockdep debugging
enabled.
Fixes: f207c10d9823 ("hv_netvsc: use RCU to protect vf_netdev")
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@microsoft.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
* policy filters on the host). Deliver these via the VF
* interface in the guest.
*/
+ rcu_read_lock();
vf_netdev = rcu_dereference(net_device_ctx->vf_netdev);
if (vf_netdev && (vf_netdev->flags & IFF_UP))
net = vf_netdev;
skb = netvsc_alloc_recv_skb(net, packet, csum_info, *data, vlan_tci);
if (unlikely(!skb)) {
++net->stats.rx_dropped;
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return NVSP_STAT_FAIL;
}
* TODO - use NAPI?
*/
netif_rx(skb);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return 0;
}