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Cc: Saeed Mahameed Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev --- Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst | 57 +++++++++++++++++++------ include/linux/netdevice.h | 4 ++ 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst index 1d37038e9fbe..0d2ab558f86a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst @@ -210,49 +210,55 @@ packets is preferred. struct net_device synchronization rules ======================================= ndo_open: - Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. + Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. In addition, netdev instance + lock if the driver implements queue management or shaper API. Context: process ndo_stop: - Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. + Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. In addition, netdev instance + lock if the driver implements queue management or shaper API. Context: process Note: netif_running() is guaranteed false ndo_do_ioctl: Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. - Context: process - This is only called by network subsystems internally, - not by user space calling ioctl as it was in before - linux-5.14. + This is only called by network subsystems internally, + not by user space calling ioctl as it was in before + linux-5.14. ndo_siocbond: - Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. + Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. In addition, netdev instance + lock if the driver implements queue management or shaper API. Context: process - Used by the bonding driver for the SIOCBOND family of - ioctl commands. + Used by the bonding driver for the SIOCBOND family of + ioctl commands. ndo_siocwandev: - Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. + Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. In addition, netdev instance + lock if the driver implements queue management or shaper API. Context: process Used by the drivers/net/wan framework to handle the SIOCWANDEV ioctl with the if_settings structure. ndo_siocdevprivate: - Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. + Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. In addition, netdev instance + lock if the driver implements queue management or shaper API. Context: process This is used to implement SIOCDEVPRIVATE ioctl helpers. These should not be added to new drivers, so don't use. ndo_eth_ioctl: - Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. + Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore. In addition, netdev instance + lock if the driver implements queue management or shaper API. Context: process ndo_get_stats: - Synchronization: rtnl_lock() semaphore, or RCU. + Synchronization: RCU (can be called concurrently with the stats + update path). Context: atomic (can't sleep under RCU) ndo_start_xmit: @@ -284,6 +290,10 @@ struct net_device synchronization rules Synchronization: netif_addr_lock spinlock. Context: BHs disabled +Most ndo callbacks not specified in the list above are running +under RTNL. In addition, netdev instance lock is taken as well if +the driver implements queue management or shaper API. + struct napi_struct synchronization rules ======================================== napi->poll: @@ -298,6 +308,27 @@ struct napi_struct synchronization rules softirq will be called with interrupts disabled by netconsole. +struct netdev_queue_mgmt_ops synchronization rules +================================================== + +All queue management ndo callbacks are holding netdev instance lock. + +RTNL and netdev instance lock +============================= + +Historically, all networking control operations were protected by a single +global lock known as RTNL. There is an ongoing effort to replace this global +lock with separate locks for each network namespace. The netdev instance lock +represents another step towards making the locking mechanism more granular. + +For device drivers that implement shaping or queue management APIs, all control +operations will be performed under the netdev instance lock. Currently, this +instance lock is acquired within the context of RTNL. In the future, there will +be an option for individual drivers to opt out of using RTNL and instead +perform their control operations directly under the netdev instance lock. + +Devices drivers are encouraged to rely on the instance lock where possible. + NETDEV_INTERNAL symbol namespace ================================ diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h index f3b1b6df775f..983c8e9e767f 100644 --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h @@ -2470,6 +2470,10 @@ struct net_device { * * Also protects some fields in struct napi_struct. * + * For the drivers that implement shaper or queue API, the scope + * of this lock is expanded to cover most ndo/queue/ethtool/sysfs + * operations. + * * Ordering: take after rtnl_lock. */ struct mutex lock;