1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 853c8b575f1d..02e7d8377c4a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2172,7 +2172,15 @@ static void net_rx_action(struct softirq_action *h)
 
                 weight = n->weight;
 
-                work = n->poll(n, weight);
+                /* This NAPI_STATE_SCHED test is for avoiding a race
+                 * with netpoll's poll_napi().  Only the entity which
+                 * obtains the lock and sees NAPI_STATE_SCHED set will
+                 * actually make the ->poll() call.  Therefore we avoid
+                 * accidently calling ->poll() when NAPI is not scheduled.
+                 */
+                work = 0;
+                if (test_bit(NAPI_STATE_SCHED, &n->state))
+                        work = n->poll(n, weight);
 
                 WARN_ON_ONCE(work > weight);