Re: [PATCH net] ethtool: netlink: Add missing ethnl_ops_begin/complete

[Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>]

On Mon, 2024-01-08 at 16:17 +0100, Ludvig Pärsson wrote:
> Accessing an ethernet device that is powered off or clock gated might
> cause the CPU to hang. Add ethnl_ops_begin/complete in
> ethnl_set_features() to protect against this.
> 

We need a suitable Fixes tag here

> Signed-off-by: Ludvig Pärsson <ludvig.parsson@axis.com>
> ---
>  net/ethtool/features.c | 9 +++++++--
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/ethtool/features.c b/net/ethtool/features.c
> index a79af8c25a07..b6cb101d7f19 100644
> --- a/net/ethtool/features.c
> +++ b/net/ethtool/features.c
> @@ -234,17 +234,20 @@ int ethnl_set_features(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>  	dev = req_info.dev;
>  
>  	rtnl_lock();
> +	ret = ethnl_ops_begin(dev);
> +	if (ret < 0)
> +		goto out_rtnl;

You should likely follow-up on net-next only converting
ethnl_set_features to ethnl_default_set_doit.

Cheers,

Paolo