Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:10:49 +0300 | From | Leon Romanovsky <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] Move devlink_register to be near devlink_reload_enable |
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On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 04:53:18PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:37:30 +0300 Leon Romanovsky wrote: > > This series prepares code to remove devlink_reload_enable/_disable API > > and in order to do, we move all devlink_register() calls to be right > > before devlink_reload_enable(). > > > > The best place for such a call should be right before exiting from > > the probe(). > > > > This is done because devlink_register() opens devlink netlink to the > > users and gives them a venue to issue commands before initialization > > is finished. > > > > 1. Some drivers were aware of such "functionality" and tried to protect > > themselves with extra locks, state machines and devlink_reload_enable(). > > Let's assume that it worked for them, but I'm personally skeptical about > > it. > > > > 2. Some drivers copied that pattern, but without locks and state > > machines. That protected them from reload flows, but not from any _set_ > > routines. > > > > 3. And all other drivers simply didn't understand the implications of early > > devlink_register() and can be seen as "broken". > > What are those implications for drivers which don't implement reload? > Depending on which parts of devlink the drivers implement there may well > be nothing to worry about. > > Plus devlink instances start out with reload disabled. Could you please > take a step back and explain why these changes are needed.
The problem is that devlink_register() adds new devlink instance to the list of visible devlinks (devlink_list). It means that all devlink_*_dumpit() will try to access devices during their initialization, before they are ready.
The more troublesome case is that devlink_list is iterated in the devlink_get_from_attrs() and it is used in devlink_nl_pre_doit(). The latter function will return to the caller that new devlink is valid and such caller will be able to proceed to *_set_doit() functions.
Just as an example: * user sends netlink message * devlink_nl_cmd_eswitch_set_doit() * ops->eswitch_mode_set() * Are you sure that all drivers protected here? I remind that driver is in the middle of its probe().
Someone can argue that drivers and devlink are protected from anything harmful with their global (devlink_mutex and devlink->lock) and internal (device->lock, e.t.c.) locks. However it is impossible to prove for all drivers and prone to errors.
Reload enable/disable gives false impression that the problem exists in that flow only, which is not true.
devlink_reload_enable() is a duct tape because reload flows much easier to hit.
> > > In this series, we focus on items #1 and #2. > > > > Please share your opinion if I should change ALL other drivers to make > > sure that devlink_register() is the last command or leave them in an > > as-is state. > > Can you please share the output of devlink monitor and ip monitor link > before and after? The modified drivers will not register ports before > they register the devlink instance itself.
Not really, they will register but won't be accessible from the user space. The only difference is the location of "[dev,new] ..." notification.
[leonro@vm ~]$ sudo modprobe mlx5_core [ 105.575790] mlx5_core 0000:00:09.0: firmware version: 4.8.9999 [ 105.576349] mlx5_core 0000:00:09.0: 0.000 Gb/s available PCIe bandwidth (8.0 GT/s PCIe x255 link) [ 105.686217] pps pps0: new PPS source ptp0 [ 105.688144] mlx5_core 0000:00:09.0: E-Switch: Total vports 2, per vport: max uc(32768) max mc(32768) [ 105.717736] mlx5_core 0000:00:09.0: MLX5E: StrdRq(1) RqSz(8) StrdSz(2048) RxCqeCmprss(0) [ 106.957028] mlx5_core 0000:00:09.0 eth1: Link down [ 106.960379] mlx5_core 0000:00:09.0 eth1: Link up [ 106.967916] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready ================================================================================================ Before: [leonro@vm ~]$ sudo devlink monitor [dev,new] pci/0000:00:09.0 [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name flow_steering_mode type driver-specific values: [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name esw_port_metadata type driver-specific values: [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_remote_dev_reset type generic values: [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_roce type generic values: cmode driverinit value true [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name fdb_large_groups type driver-specific values: cmode driverinit value 15 [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name flow_steering_mode type driver-specific values: cmode runtime value dmfs [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_roce type generic values: cmode driverinit value true [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name fdb_large_groups type driver-specific values: cmode driverinit value 15 [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name esw_port_metadata type driver-specific values: cmode runtime value true [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_remote_dev_reset type generic values: cmode runtime value true [trap-group,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name l2_drops generic true [trap,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name ingress_vlan_filter type drop generic true action drop group l2_drops [trap,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name dmac_filter type drop generic true action drop group l2_drops [port,new] pci/0000:00:09.0/131071: type notset flavour physical port 0 splittable false [port,new] pci/0000:00:09.0/131071: type eth netdev eth1 flavour physical port 0 splittable false
[leonro@vm ~]$ sudo ip monitor inet eth1 forwarding off rp_filter loose mc_forwarding off proxy_neigh off ignore_routes_with_linkdown off inet6 eth1 forwarding off mc_forwarding off proxy_neigh off ignore_routes_with_linkdown off 4: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default link/ether 52:54:00:12:34:56 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: eth1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default link/ether 52:54:00:12:34:56 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff multicast ff00::/8 dev eth1 table local proto kernel metric 256 pref medium fe80::/64 dev eth1 proto kernel metric 256 pref medium 4: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default link/ether 52:54:00:12:34:56 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: eth1 inet6 fe80::5054:ff:fe12:3456/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever local fe80::5054:ff:fe12:3456 dev eth1 table local proto kernel metric 0 pref medium
=========================================================================================================== After: [leonro@vm ~]$ sudo devlink monitor [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name flow_steering_mode type driver-specific values: [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name esw_port_metadata type driver-specific values: [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_remote_dev_reset type generic values: [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_roce type generic values: cmode driverinit value true [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name fdb_large_groups type driver-specific values: cmode driverinit value 15 [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name flow_steering_mode type driver-specific values: cmode runtime value dmfs [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_roce type generic values: cmode driverinit value true [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name fdb_large_groups type driver-specific values: cmode driverinit value 15 [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name esw_port_metadata type driver-specific values: cmode runtime value true [param,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name enable_remote_dev_reset type generic values: cmode runtime value true [trap-group,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name l2_drops generic true [trap,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name ingress_vlan_filter type drop generic true action drop group l2_drops [trap,new] pci/0000:00:09.0: name dmac_filter type drop generic true action drop group l2_drops [dev,new] pci/0000:00:09.0 [port,new] pci/0000:00:09.0/131071: type notset flavour physical port 0 splittable false [port,new] pci/0000:00:09.0/131071: type eth netdev eth1 flavour physical port 0 splittable false
[leonro@vm ~]$ sudo ip monitor inet eth1 forwarding off rp_filter loose mc_forwarding off proxy_neigh off ignore_routes_with_linkdown off inet6 eth1 forwarding off mc_forwarding off proxy_neigh off ignore_routes_with_linkdown off 4: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default link/ether 52:54:00:12:34:56 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: eth1: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state DOWN group default link/ether 52:54:00:12:34:56 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff multicast ff00::/8 dev eth1 table local proto kernel metric 256 pref medium fe80::/64 dev eth1 proto kernel metric 256 pref medium 4: eth1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP group default link/ether 52:54:00:12:34:56 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 4: eth1 inet6 fe80::5054:ff:fe12:3456/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever local fe80::5054:ff:fe12:3456 dev eth1 table local proto kernel metric 0 pref medium
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