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Acquiring the rtnl lock while holding usdev_lock could result in a deadlock. For example: usnic_ib_query_port() | mutex_lock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock) | ib_get_eth_speed() | rtnl_lock() rtnl_lock() | usnic_ib_netdevice_event() | mutex_lock(&us_ibdev->usdev_lock) This commit moves the usdev_lock acquisition after the rtnl lock has been released. This is safe to do because usdev_lock is not protecting anything being accessed in ib_get_eth_speed(). Hence, the correct order of holding locks (rtnl -> usdev_lock) is not violated. Signed-off-by: Parvi Kaustubhi <pkaustub@cisco.com> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@mellanox.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.