linux-toradex.git/net/core/dev.c, branch v3.10.2

net: fix kernel deadlock with interface rename and netdev name retrieval.

2013-06-26T20:42:54+00:00

When the kernel (compiled with CONFIG_PREEMPT=n) is performing the
rename of a network interface, it can end up waiting for a workqueue
to complete. If userland is able to invoke a SIOCGIFNAME ioctl or a
SO_BINDTODEVICE getsockopt in between, the kernel will deadlock due to
the fact that read_secklock_begin() will spin forever waiting for the
writer process (the one doing the interface rename) to update the
devnet_rename_seq sequence.

This patch fixes the problem by adding a helper (netdev_get_name())
and using it in the code handling the SIOCGIFNAME ioctl and
SO_BINDTODEVICE setsockopt.

The netdev_get_name() helper uses raw_seqcount_begin() to avoid
spinning forever, waiting for devnet_rename_seq->sequence to become
even. cond_resched() is used in the contended case, before retrying
the access to give the writer process a chance to finish.

The use of raw_seqcount_begin() will incur some unneeded work in the
reader process in the contended case, but this is better than
deadlocking the system.

Signed-off-by: Nicolas Schichan 
Acked-by: Eric Dumazet 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

gso: Handle Trans-Ether-Bridging protocol in skb_network_protocol()

2013-05-08T20:13:30+00:00

Rather than having logic to calculate inner protocol in every
tunnel gso handler move it to gso code. This simplifies code.

Cc: Eric Dumazet 
Cc: Cong Wang 
Cc: David S. Miller 
Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: use netdev_features_t in skb_needs_linearize()

2013-05-02T17:58:12+00:00

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Use consume_skb() to free gso segmented skb

2013-04-30T04:18:13+00:00

Use consume_skb() to free the original skb that is successfully transmitted
as gso segmented skbs so that it is not treated as a drop due to an error.

Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala 
Acked-by: Eric Dumazet 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: remove redundant code in dev_hard_start_xmit()

2013-04-25T05:38:25+00:00

This reverts commit 068a2de57ddf4f4 (net: release dst entry while
cache-hot for GSO case too)

Before GSO packet segmentation, we already take care of skb->dst if it
can be released.

There is no point adding extra test for every segment in the gso loop.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet 
Cc: Krishna Kumar 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net

2013-04-23T00:32:51+00:00

Conflicts:
	drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c
	drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c
	drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
	include/net/scm.h
	net/batman-adv/routing.c
	net/ipv4/tcp_input.c

The e{uid,gid} --> {uid,gid} credentials fix conflicted with the
cleanup in net-next to now pass cred structs around.

The be2net driver had a bug fix in 'net' that overlapped with the VLAN
interface changes by Patrick McHardy in net-next.

An IGB conflict existed because in 'net' the build_skb() support was
reverted, and in 'net-next' there was a comment style fix within that
code.

Several batman-adv conflicts were resolved by making sure that all
calls to batadv_is_my_mac() are changed to have a new bat_priv first
argument.

Eric Dumazet's TS ECR fix in TCP in 'net' conflicted with the F-RTO
rewrite in 'net-next', mostly overlapping changes.

Thanks to Stephen Rothwell and Antonio Quartulli for help with several
of these merge resolutions.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: Remove return value from list_netdevice()

2013-04-22T20:09:24+00:00

The return value from list_netdevice() is not used and no need, so remove it.

Signed-off-by: Ding Tianhong 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: rate-limit warn-bad-offload splats.

2013-04-19T21:57:49+00:00

If one does do something unfortunate and allow a
bad offload bug into the kernel, this the
skb_warn_bad_offload can effectively live-lock the
system, filling the logs with the same error over
and over.

Add rate limitation to this so that box remains otherwise
functional in this case.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: vlan: add 802.1ad support

2013-04-19T18:46:06+00:00

Add support for 802.1ad VLAN devices. This mainly consists of checking for
ETH_P_8021AD in addition to ETH_P_8021Q in a couple of places and check
offloading capabilities based on the used protocol.

Configuration is done using "ip link":

# ip link add link eth0 eth0.1000 \
	type vlan proto 802.1ad id 1000
# ip link add link eth0.1000 eth0.1000.1000 \
	type vlan proto 802.1q id 1000

52:54:00:12:34:56 > 92:b1:54:28:e4:8c, ethertype 802.1Q (0x8100), length 106: vlan 1000, p 0, ethertype 802.1Q, vlan 1000, p 0, ethertype IPv4, (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 0, offset 0, flags [DF], proto ICMP (1), length 84)
    20.1.0.2 > 20.1.0.1: ICMP echo request, id 3003, seq 8, length 64
92:b1:54:28:e4:8c > 52:54:00:12:34:56, ethertype 802.1Q-QinQ (0x88a8), length 106: vlan 1000, p 0, ethertype 802.1Q, vlan 1000, p 0, ethertype IPv4, (tos 0x0, ttl 64, id 47944, offset 0, flags [none], proto ICMP (1), length 84)
    20.1.0.1 > 20.1.0.2: ICMP echo reply, id 3003, seq 8, length 64

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: vlan: add protocol argument to packet tagging functions

2013-04-19T18:46:06+00:00

Add a protocol argument to the VLAN packet tagging functions. In case of HW
tagging, we need that protocol available in the ndo_start_xmit functions,
so it is stored in a new field in the skb. The new field fits into a hole
(on 64 bit) and doesn't increase the sks's size.

Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller