net: Eliminate flush_scheduled_work() calls while RTNL is held.

If the RTNL is held when we invoke flush_scheduled_work() we could
deadlock.  One such case is linkwatch, it is a work struct which tries
to grab the RTNL semaphore.

The most common case are net driver ->stop() methods.  The
simplest conversion is to instead use cancel_{delayed_}work_sync()
explicitly on the various work struct the driver uses.

This is an OK transformation because these work structs are doing
things like resetting the chip, restarting link negotiation, and so
forth.  And if we're bringing down the device, we're about to turn the
chip off and reset it anways.  So if we cancel a pending work event,
that's fine here.

Some drivers were working around this deadlock by using a msleep()
polling loop of some sort, and those cases are converted to instead
use cancel_{delayed_}work_sync() as well.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

9 files changed, 21 insertions, 47 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.c b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
index 4b46e68183e0..367b6d462708 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.c
@@ -5724,14 +5724,12 @@ bnx2_reset_task(struct work_struct *work)
         if (!netif_running(bp->dev))
                 return;
 
-        bp->in_reset_task = 1;
         bnx2_netif_stop(bp);
 
         bnx2_init_nic(bp);
 
         atomic_set(&bp->intr_sem, 1);
         bnx2_netif_start(bp);
-        bp->in_reset_task = 0;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5907,12 +5905,7 @@ bnx2_close(struct net_device *dev)
         struct bnx2 *bp = netdev_priv(dev);
         u32 reset_code;
 
-        /* Calling flush_scheduled_work() may deadlock because
-         * linkwatch_event() may be on the workqueue and it will try to get
-         * the rtnl_lock which we are holding.
-         */
-        while (bp->in_reset_task)
-                msleep(1);
+        cancel_work_sync(&bp->reset_task);
 
         bnx2_disable_int_sync(bp);
         bnx2_napi_disable(bp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2.h b/drivers/net/bnx2.h
index 1eaf5bb3d9c2..2377cc13bf61 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2.h
@@ -6656,7 +6656,6 @@ struct bnx2 {
         int                     current_interval;
         struct                  timer_list timer;
         struct work_struct      reset_task;
-        int                     in_reset_task;
 
         /* Used to synchronize phy accesses. */
         spinlock_t              phy_lock;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
index faae01dc1c4b..075fd547421e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ehea/ehea_main.c
@@ -2605,7 +2605,8 @@ static int ehea_stop(struct net_device *dev)
         if (netif_msg_ifdown(port))
                 ehea_info("disabling port %s", dev->name);
 
-        flush_scheduled_work();
+        cancel_work_sync(&port->reset_task);
+
         mutex_lock(&port->port_lock);
         netif_stop_queue(dev);
         port_napi_disable(port);
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
index dde9c7e6408a..00bc7fbb6b37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/baycom_epp.c
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static int epp_close(struct net_device *dev)
         unsigned char tmp[1];
 
         bc->work_running = 0;
-        flush_scheduled_work();
+        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bc->run_work);
         bc->stat = EPP_DCDBIT;
         tmp[0] = 0;
         pp->ops->epp_write_addr(pp, tmp, 1, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc911x.c b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
index 4e2800205189..e2ee91a6ae7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc911x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc911x.c
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ struct smc911x_local {
 
         /* work queue */
         struct work_struct phy_configure;
-        int work_pending;
 
         int tx_throttle;
         spinlock_t lock;
@@ -960,11 +959,11 @@ static void smc911x_phy_configure(struct work_struct *work)
          * We should not be called if phy_type is zero.
          */
         if (lp->phy_type == 0)
-                 goto smc911x_phy_configure_exit_nolock;
+                return;
 
         if (smc911x_phy_reset(dev, phyaddr)) {
                 printk("%s: PHY reset timed out\n", dev->name);
-                goto smc911x_phy_configure_exit_nolock;
+                return;
         }
         spin_lock_irqsave(&lp->lock, flags);
 
@@ -1033,8 +1032,6 @@ static void smc911x_phy_configure(struct work_struct *work)
 
 smc911x_phy_configure_exit:
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lp->lock, flags);
-smc911x_phy_configure_exit_nolock:
-        lp->work_pending = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1356,11 +1353,8 @@ static void smc911x_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
          * smc911x_phy_configure() calls msleep() which calls schedule_timeout()
          * which calls schedule().       Hence we use a work queue.
          */
-        if (lp->phy_type != 0) {
-                if (schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure)) {
-                        lp->work_pending = 1;
-                }
-        }
+        if (lp->phy_type != 0)
+                schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure);
 
         /* We can accept TX packets again */
         dev->trans_start = jiffies;
@@ -1531,16 +1525,8 @@ static int smc911x_close(struct net_device *dev)
         if (lp->phy_type != 0) {
                 /* We need to ensure that no calls to
                  * smc911x_phy_configure are pending.
-
-                 * flush_scheduled_work() cannot be called because we
-                 * are running with the netlink semaphore held (from
-                 * devinet_ioctl()) and the pending work queue
-                 * contains linkwatch_event() (scheduled by
-                 * netif_carrier_off() above). linkwatch_event() also
-                 * wants the netlink semaphore.
                  */
-                while (lp->work_pending)
-                        schedule();
+                cancel_work_sync(&lp->phy_configure);
                 smc911x_phy_powerdown(dev, lp->mii.phy_id);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/smc91x.c b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
index a188e33484e6..f2051b209da2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/smc91x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/smc91x.c
@@ -1016,15 +1016,8 @@ static void smc_phy_powerdown(struct net_device *dev)
 
         /* We need to ensure that no calls to smc_phy_configure are
            pending.
-
-           flush_scheduled_work() cannot be called because we are
-           running with the netlink semaphore held (from
-           devinet_ioctl()) and the pending work queue contains
-           linkwatch_event() (scheduled by netif_carrier_off()
-           above). linkwatch_event() also wants the netlink semaphore.
         */
-        while(lp->work_pending)
-                yield();
+        cancel_work_sync(&lp->phy_configure);
 
         bmcr = smc_phy_read(dev, phy, MII_BMCR);
         smc_phy_write(dev, phy, MII_BMCR, bmcr | BMCR_PDOWN);
@@ -1161,7 +1154,6 @@ static void smc_phy_configure(struct work_struct *work)
 smc_phy_configure_exit:
         SMC_SELECT_BANK(lp, 2);
         spin_unlock_irq(&lp->lock);
-        lp->work_pending = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1389,11 +1381,8 @@ static void smc_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
          * smc_phy_configure() calls msleep() which calls schedule_timeout()
          * which calls schedule().  Hence we use a work queue.
          */
-        if (lp->phy_type != 0) {
-                if (schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure)) {
-                        lp->work_pending = 1;
-                }
-        }
+        if (lp->phy_type != 0)
+                schedule_work(&lp->phy_configure);
 
         /* We can accept TX packets again */
         dev->trans_start = jiffies;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
index 55670b5eb611..af8d2c436efd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ static void tulip_down (struct net_device *dev)
         void __iomem *ioaddr = tp->base_addr;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        flush_scheduled_work();
+        cancel_work_sync(&tp->media_work);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_TULIP_NAPI
         napi_disable(&tp->napi);
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
index 0dcfc0310264..7c66b052f55a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/kaweth.c
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static void kaweth_kill_urbs(struct kaweth_device *kaweth)
         usb_kill_urb(kaweth->rx_urb);
         usb_kill_urb(kaweth->tx_urb);
 
-        flush_scheduled_work();
+        cancel_delayed_work_sync(&kaweth->lowmem_work);
 
         /* a scheduled work may have resubmitted,
            we hit them again */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
index 20d387f6658c..f7aec9309d04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_main.c
@@ -682,7 +682,13 @@ static int prism2_close(struct net_device *dev)
                 netif_device_detach(dev);
         }
 
-        flush_scheduled_work();
+        cancel_work_sync(&local->reset_queue);
+        cancel_work_sync(&local->set_multicast_list_queue);
+        cancel_work_sync(&local->set_tim_queue);
+#ifndef PRISM2_NO_STATION_MODES
+        cancel_work_sync(&local->info_queue);
+#endif
+        cancel_work_sync(&local->comms_qual_update);
 
         module_put(local->hw_module);