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Commit 05c998b7 authored by Ake Koomsin's avatar Ake Koomsin Committed by David S. Miller
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virtio_net: avoid using netif_tx_disable() for serializing tx routine



Commit 713a98d9 ("virtio-net: serialize tx routine during reset")
introduces netif_tx_disable() after netif_device_detach() in order to
avoid use-after-free of tx queues. However, there are two issues.

1) Its operation is redundant with netif_device_detach() in case the
   interface is running.
2) In case of the interface is not running before suspending and
   resuming, the tx does not get resumed by netif_device_attach().
   This results in losing network connectivity.

It is better to use netif_tx_lock_bh()/netif_tx_unlock_bh() instead for
serializing tx routine during reset. This also preserves the symmetry
of netif_device_detach() and netif_device_attach().

Fixes commit 713a98d9 ("virtio-net: serialize tx routine during reset")
Signed-off-by: default avatarAke Koomsin <ake@igel.co.jp>
Acked-by: default avatarJason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
Acked-by: default avatarMichael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parent 84dad559
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