Merge tag 'mlx5-updates-2019-08-21' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/saeed/linux
Saeed Mahameed says:
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mlx5 tc flow handling for concurrent execution (Part 3)
This series includes updates to mlx5 ethernet and core driver:
Vlad submits part 3 of 3 part series to allow TC flow handling
for concurrent execution.
Vlad says:
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Structure mlx5e_neigh_hash_entry code that uses it are refactored in
following ways:
- Extend neigh_hash_entry with rcu and modify its users to always take
reference to the structure when using it (neigh_hash_entry has already
had atomic reference counter which was only used when scheduling neigh
update on workqueue from atomic context of neigh update netevent).
- Always use mlx5e_neigh_update_table->encap_lock when modifying neigh
update hash table and list. Originally, this lock was only used to
synchronize with netevent handler function, which is called from bh
context and cannot use rtnl lock for synchronization. Use rcu read lock
instead of encap_lock to lookup nhe in atomic context of netevent even
handler function. Convert encap_lock to mutex to allow creating new
neigh hash entries while holding it, which is safe to do because the
lock is no longer used in atomic context.
- Rcu-ify mlx5e_neigh_hash_entry->encap_list by changing operations on
encap list to their rcu counterparts and extending encap structure
with rcu_head to free the encap instances after rcu grace period. This
allows fast traversal of list of encaps attached to nhe under rcu read
lock protection.
- Take encap_table_lock when accessing encap entries in neigh update and
neigh stats update code to protect from concurrent encap entry
insertion or removal.
This approach leads to potential race condition when neigh update and
neigh stats update code can access encap and flow entries that are not
fully initialized or are being destroyed, or neigh can change state
without updating encaps that are created concurrently. Prevent these
issues by following changes in flow and encap initialization:
- Extend mlx5e_tc_flow with 'init_done' completion. Modify neigh update
to wait for both encap and flow completions to prevent concurrent
access to a structure that is being initialized by tc.
- Skip structures that failed during initialization: encaps with
encap_id<0 and flows that don't have OFFLOADED flag set.
- To ensure that no new flows are added to encap when it is being
accessed by neigh update or neigh stats update, take encap_table_lock
mutex.
- To prevent concurrent deletion by tc, ensure that neigh update and
neigh stats update hold references to encap and flow instances while
using them.
With changes presented in this patch set it is now safe to execute tc
concurrently with neigh update and neigh stats update. However, these
two workqueue tasks modify same flow "tmp_list" field to store flows
with reference taken in temporary list to release the references after
update operation finishes and should not be executed concurrently with
each other.
Last 3 patches of this series provide 3 new mlx5 trace points to track
mlx5 tc requests and mlx5 neigh updates.
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Signed-off-by: 
David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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