8390: Don't oops on starting dev queue
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PATCH 1/1 8390: Don't oops on starting dev queue
The __NS8390_init tries to start the device queue before the device is registered. This results in an oops (snipped):
[ 2.865493] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000010 [ 2.866106] IP: [<ffffffffa000602a>] netif_start_queue+0xb/0x12 [8390] [ 2.881267] Call Trace: [ 2.881437] [<ffffffffa000624d>] __NS8390_init+0x102/0x15a [8390] [ 2.881999] [<ffffffffa00062ae>] NS8390_init+0x9/0xb [8390] [ 2.882237] [<ffffffffa000d820>] ne2k_pci_init_one+0x297/0x354 [ne2k_pci] [ 2.882955] [<ffffffff811c7a0e>] local_pci_probe+0x12/0x16 [ 2.883308] [<ffffffff811c85ad>] pci_device_probe+0xc3/0xef [ 2.884049] [<ffffffff8129218d>] driver_probe_device+0xbe/0x14b [ 2.884937] [<ffffffff81292260>] __driver_attach+0x46/0x62 [ 2.885170] [<ffffffff81291788>] bus_for_each_dev+0x49/0x78 [ 2.885781] [<ffffffff81291fbb>] driver_attach+0x1c/0x1e [ 2.886089] [<ffffffff812912ab>] bus_add_driver+0xba/0x227 [ 2.886330] [<ffffffff8129259a>] driver_register+0x9e/0x115 [ 2.886933] [<ffffffff811c8815>] __pci_register_driver+0x50/0xac [ 2.887785] [<ffffffffa001102c>] ne2k_pci_init+0x2c/0x2e [ne2k_pci] [ 2.888093] [<ffffffff81000212>] do_one_initcall+0x7c/0x130 [ 2.888693] [<ffffffff8106d74f>] sys_init_module+0x99/0x1da [ 2.888946] [<ffffffff81002a2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
This happens because the netif_start_queue sets respective bit on the dev->_tx array which is not yet allocated.
As far as I understand the code removing the netif_start_queue from __NS8390_init is OK, since queue will be started later on device open. Plz, correct me if I'm wrong.
Found in the Dave's current tree, so he's in Cc.
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drivers/net/lib8390.c +0 -1
@@ -1077,7 +1077,6 @@ static void __NS8390_init(struct net_device *dev, int startp)ei_outb_p (ei_local->rx_start_page, e8390_base +EN1_CURPAG );ei_outb_p (E8390_NODMA +E8390_PAGE0 +E8390_STOP , e8390_base+E8390_CMD ); -netif_start_queue (dev); ei_local->tx1 = ei_local->tx2 =0 ; ei_local->txing =0 ;
Quoted 2 lines · Pavel Emelyanov
The
__NS8390_inittries to start the device queue before the device is registered. This results in an oops (snipped):
I've found the commit, that broke the driver.
It was Tom's e6484930 (net: allocate tx queues in register_netdevice)
From: Pavel Emelyanov <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:01:02 +0400
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The
__NS8390_inittries to start the device queue before the device is registered. This results in an oops (snipped):[ 2.865493] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000010 [ 2.866106] IP: [<ffffffffa000602a>] netif_start_queue+0xb/0x12 [8390] [ 2.881267] Call Trace: [ 2.881437] [<ffffffffa000624d>] __NS8390_init+0x102/0x15a [8390] [ 2.881999] [<ffffffffa00062ae>] NS8390_init+0x9/0xb [8390] [ 2.882237] [<ffffffffa000d820>] ne2k_pci_init_one+0x297/0x354 [ne2k_pci] [ 2.882955] [<ffffffff811c7a0e>] local_pci_probe+0x12/0x16 [ 2.883308] [<ffffffff811c85ad>] pci_device_probe+0xc3/0xef [ 2.884049] [<ffffffff8129218d>] driver_probe_device+0xbe/0x14b [ 2.884937] [<ffffffff81292260>] __driver_attach+0x46/0x62 [ 2.885170] [<ffffffff81291788>] bus_for_each_dev+0x49/0x78 [ 2.885781] [<ffffffff81291fbb>] driver_attach+0x1c/0x1e [ 2.886089] [<ffffffff812912ab>] bus_add_driver+0xba/0x227 [ 2.886330] [<ffffffff8129259a>] driver_register+0x9e/0x115 [ 2.886933] [<ffffffff811c8815>] __pci_register_driver+0x50/0xac [ 2.887785] [<ffffffffa001102c>] ne2k_pci_init+0x2c/0x2e [ne2k_pci] [ 2.888093] [<ffffffff81000212>] do_one_initcall+0x7c/0x130 [ 2.888693] [<ffffffff8106d74f>] sys_init_module+0x99/0x1da [ 2.888946] [<ffffffff81002a2b>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1bThis happens because the
netif_start_queuesets respective bit on thedev->_txarray which is not yet allocated.
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As far as I understand the code removing the
netif_start_queuefrom__NS8390_initis OK, since queue will be started later on device open. Plz, correct me if I'm wrong.Found in the Dave's current tree, so he's in Cc.
Signed-off-by Pavel Emelyanov <[email protected]>
Applied.