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>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index b467513..b6c645f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -977,12 +977,12 @@
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);