From: Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: horms@kernel.org, davemarq@linux.ibm.com, bjking1@linux.ibm.com,
Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>,
nnac123@linux.ibm.com, maddy@linux.ibm.com, mpe@ellerman.id.au,
npiggin@gmail.com, chleroy@kernel.org, ritesh.list@gmail.com,
sshegde@linux.ibm.com, andrew+netdev@lunn.ch,
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linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 7/8] ibmveth: wait for in-flight transmits in ibmveth_close()
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2026 23:06:08 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <64ed5d98164f9a57b2dc9b6c61982d94ea92be96.1791178212.git.mmc@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1791178212.git.mmc@linux.ibm.com>
ibmveth_close() frees the TX buffers after netif_tx_stop_all_queues(),
which does not wait for an ibmveth_start_xmit() already running on
another CPU. That transmit can copy into a freed buffer and hand PHYP
a stale DMA address.
MTU, csum/TSO and buffer pool changes call ibmveth_close() directly
while traffic flows. ifdown and the reset work go through dev_close(),
which waits for running transmits only when the qdisc has an enqueue
function, so with noqueue they race the same way.
Use netif_tx_disable(), which waits for running transmits.
Found by AI-assisted review of the ibmveth multi-queue RX series and
confirmed by code inspection; the race was not reproduced. Tested on a
POWER10 LPAR with MTU changes during a ping flood, with no warnings. No
kernel selftests cover ibmveth.
Fixes: d6832ca48d8a ("ibmveth: Copy tx skbs into a premapped buffer")
Signed-off-by: Mingming Cao <mmc@linux.ibm.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- commit message: dev_close() waits for running transmits only when
the qdisc has an enqueue function, so ifdown and the reset work race
the same way with noqueue
drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
index e242417ed8da..db6188cefffe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ static int ibmveth_close(struct net_device *netdev)
napi_disable(&adapter->napi);
- netif_tx_stop_all_queues(netdev);
+ netif_tx_disable(netdev);
h_vio_signal(adapter->vdev->unit_address, VIO_IRQ_DISABLE);
--
2.39.3 (Apple Git-146)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-05 6:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <cover.1791178212.git.mmc@linux.ibm.com>
2026-10-05 6:06 ` [PATCH net-next v2 1/8] ibmveth: fix netpoll races with RX replenish Mingming Cao
2026-10-05 6:06 ` [PATCH net-next v2 2/8] ibmveth: do not close twice after a failed reopen Mingming Cao
2026-10-05 6:06 ` [PATCH net-next v2 3/8] ibmveth: disable the reset work before unregister in remove Mingming Cao
2026-10-05 6:06 ` [PATCH net-next v2 4/8] ibmveth: step past bad RX correlators instead of spinning or oopsing Mingming Cao
2026-10-05 6:06 ` [PATCH net-next v2 5/8] ibmveth: release the pool kobjects when probe fails Mingming Cao
2026-10-05 6:06 ` [PATCH net-next v2 6/8] ibmveth: return the error when set_channels cannot add TX queues Mingming Cao
2026-10-05 6:06 ` Mingming Cao [this message]
2026-10-05 6:06 ` [PATCH net-next v2 8/8] ibmveth: wait for the RX poll to return before freeing the RX queue Mingming Cao
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