On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 06:38:58AM -0800, Haiyang Zhang wrote: > The rtnl lock also needs to be held before rndis_filter_device_add() > which advertises nvsp_2_vsc_capability / sriov bit, and triggers > VF NIC offering and registering. If VF NIC finished register_netdev() > earlier it may cause name based config failure. > > To fix this issue, move the call to rtnl_lock() before > rndis_filter_device_add(), so VF will be registered later than netvsc > / synthetic NIC, and gets a name numbered (ethX) after netvsc. > > Cc: [email protected] > Fixes: e04e7a7bbd4b ("hv_netvsc: Fix a deadlock by getting rtnl lock earlier > in netvsc_probe()") > Reported-by: Dexuan Cui <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <[email protected]> > Reviewed-by: Wojciech Drewek <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <[email protected]>
