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So instead\nwe should look at the bigger problem, namely \"weird locking/scheduling\"\nof the iavf. The first step to fix that is to remove the crit lock.\nI will followup with a -next series that simplifies scheduling/tasks.\n\nCancel the work without netdev lock (weird unlock+lock scheme),\nto fix the [splat2] (which would be totally ugly if we would kept\nthe crit lock).\n\nExtend protected part of iavf_watchdog_task() to include scheduling\nmore work.\n\nNote that the removed comment in iavf_reset_task() was misplaced,\nit belonged to inside of the removed if condition, so it's gone now.\n\n[splat1] - w/o this patch - The deadlock during VF removal:\n WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected\n sh/3825 is trying to acquire lock:\n ((work_completion)(&(&adapter->watchdog_task)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: start_flush_work+0x1a1/0x470\n but task is already holding lock:\n (&adapter->crit_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: iavf_remove+0xd1/0x690 [iavf]\n which lock already depends on the new lock.\n\n[splat2] - when cancelling work under crit lock, w/o this series,\n\t see [2] for the band aid attempt\n WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected\n sh/3550 is trying to acquire lock:\n ((wq_completion)iavf){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x26/0x90\n but task is already holding lock:\n (&dev->lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: iavf_remove+0xa6/0x6e0 [iavf]\n which lock already depends on the new lock.\n\n[1] fc2e6b3b132a (\"iavf: Rework mutexes for better synchronisation\")\n[2] https://github.com/pkitszel/linux/commit/52dddbfc2bb60294083f5711a158a"}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h", "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c", "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c"], "versions": [{"version": "d1639a17319ba78a018280cd2df6577a7e5d9fab", "lessThan": "620ab4d6215de0b25227f9fff1a8c7fb66837cb8", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "d1639a17319ba78a018280cd2df6577a7e5d9fab", "lessThan": "120f28a6f314fef7f282c99f196923fe44081cad", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "2647ff59c52ef42c853c905817ed1a7f092d59a5", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "63d14a43128540016ebd4f7fa3ad3a2f0d6e642c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf.h", "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_ethtool.c", "drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c"], "versions": [{"version": "6.5", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "6.5", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.15.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.16", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.5", "versionEndExcluding": "6.15.3"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.5", "versionEndExcluding": "6.16"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.1.42"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "6.4.7"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620ab4d6215de0b25227f9fff1a8c7fb66837cb8"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/120f28a6f314fef7f282c99f196923fe44081cad"}], "title": "iavf: get rid of the crit lock", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}

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Eliminar el bloqueo cr\u00edtico. Esto nos libera de la l\u00f3gica propensa a errores de try_locks. Gracias a netdev_lock() de Jakub, ahora es f\u00e1cil, y en la mayor\u00eda de los casos ya est\u00e1bamos protegidos por \u00e9l: reemplazar el bloqueo cr\u00edtico por el bloqueo netdev cuando no era el caso. Lockdep informa que debemos cancelar el trabajo bajo crit_lock [splat1], y ese fue el esquema que hemos seguido principalmente desde [1] de Slawomir. Pero una vez hecho esto, seguimos teniendo interbloqueos [splat2]. As\u00ed que, en lugar de eso, deber\u00edamos analizar el problema m\u00e1s grave, es decir, el \"bloqueo/programaci\u00f3n extra\u00f1o\" de iavf. El primer paso para solucionarlo es eliminar el bloqueo cr\u00edtico. Seguir\u00e9 con una serie de -next que simplifica la programaci\u00f3n/tareas. Cancelar el trabajo sin el bloqueo de netdev (un esquema extra\u00f1o de desbloqueo y bloqueo) para corregir el [splat2] (que ser\u00eda un desastre si hubi\u00e9ramos mantenido el bloqueo cr\u00edtico). Extender la parte protegida de iavf_watchdog_task() para incluir la programaci\u00f3n de m\u00e1s trabajo. Tenga en cuenta que el comentario eliminado en iavf_reset_task() estaba mal ubicado; pertenec\u00eda a la condici\u00f3n if eliminada, por lo que ya no est\u00e1. [splat1] - sin este parche - El bloqueo durante la eliminaci\u00f3n de VF: ADVERTENCIA: se detect\u00f3 una posible dependencia de bloqueo circular sh/3825 est\u00e1 intentando adquirir el bloqueo: ((work_completion)(&(&adapter->watchdog_task)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, en: start_flush_work+0x1a1/0x470 pero la tarea ya tiene el bloqueo: (&adapter->crit_lock){+.+.}-{4:4}, en: iavf_remove+0xd1/0x690 [iavf] cuyo bloqueo ya depende del nuevo bloqueo. 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