sfc: Use a separate workqueue for resets
This avoids deadlock in case a reset is triggered during self-test.
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@redhat.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
index 7b2015f..7b2a818 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/efx.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@
efx->reset_pending = method;
- queue_work(efx->workqueue, &efx->reset_work);
+ queue_work(efx->reset_workqueue, &efx->reset_work);
}
/**************************************************************************
@@ -1907,14 +1907,28 @@
goto fail1;
}
+ efx->reset_workqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue("sfc_reset");
+ if (!efx->reset_workqueue) {
+ rc = -ENOMEM;
+ goto fail2;
+ }
+
return 0;
+ fail2:
+ destroy_workqueue(efx->workqueue);
+ efx->workqueue = NULL;
+
fail1:
return rc;
}
static void efx_fini_struct(struct efx_nic *efx)
{
+ if (efx->reset_workqueue) {
+ destroy_workqueue(efx->reset_workqueue);
+ efx->reset_workqueue = NULL;
+ }
if (efx->workqueue) {
destroy_workqueue(efx->workqueue);
efx->workqueue = NULL;
@@ -1977,7 +1991,7 @@
* scheduled from this point because efx_stop_all() has been
* called, we are no longer registered with driverlink, and
* the net_device's have been removed. */
- flush_workqueue(efx->workqueue);
+ flush_workqueue(efx->reset_workqueue);
efx_pci_remove_main(efx);
@@ -2098,7 +2112,7 @@
* scheduled since efx_stop_all() has been called, and we
* have not and never have been registered with either
* the rtnetlink or driverlink layers. */
- cancel_work_sync(&efx->reset_work);
+ flush_workqueue(efx->reset_workqueue);
/* Retry if a recoverably reset event has been scheduled */
if ((efx->reset_pending != RESET_TYPE_INVISIBLE) &&
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
index d803b86..219c74a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/net_driver.h
@@ -616,7 +616,9 @@
* @pci_dev: The PCI device
* @type: Controller type attributes
* @legacy_irq: IRQ number
- * @workqueue: Workqueue for resets, port reconfigures and the HW monitor
+ * @workqueue: Workqueue for port reconfigures and the HW monitor.
+ * Work items do not hold and must not acquire RTNL.
+ * @reset_workqueue: Workqueue for resets. Work item will acquire RTNL.
* @reset_work: Scheduled reset workitem
* @monitor_work: Hardware monitor workitem
* @membase_phys: Memory BAR value as physical address
@@ -684,6 +686,7 @@
const struct efx_nic_type *type;
int legacy_irq;
struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
+ struct workqueue_struct *reset_workqueue;
struct work_struct reset_work;
struct delayed_work monitor_work;
resource_size_t membase_phys;
