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net/mlx4_en: Issue the dump eth statistics command under lock

Performing the DUMP_ETH_STATS firmware command outside the lock leads to kernel
panic when data structures such as RX/TX rings are freed in parallel, e.g when
one changes the mtu or ring sizes.

Signed-off-by: Eugenia Emantayev <eugenia@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Amir Vadai <amirv@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Eugenia Emantayev 12 years ago
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1 changed files with 4 additions and 4 deletions
  1. 4 4
      drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c

+ 4 - 4
drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c

@@ -977,12 +977,12 @@ static void mlx4_en_do_get_stats(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct mlx4_en_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
 	int err;
 
-	err = mlx4_en_DUMP_ETH_STATS(mdev, priv->port, 0);
-	if (err)
-		en_dbg(HW, priv, "Could not update stats\n");
-
 	mutex_lock(&mdev->state_lock);
 	if (mdev->device_up) {
+		err = mlx4_en_DUMP_ETH_STATS(mdev, priv->port, 0);
+		if (err)
+			en_dbg(HW, priv, "Could not update stats\n");
+
 		if (priv->port_up)
 			mlx4_en_auto_moderation(priv);