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9b2bfdbf43adb9929c5ddcdd96efedbf1c88cf53 phy: mscc: Stop taking ts_lock for tx_queue and use its own lock
When transmitting a PTP frame which is timestamp using 2 step, the
following warning appears if CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING is enabled:
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[ BUG: Invalid wait context ]
6.17.0-rc1-00326-ge6160462704e #427 Not tainted
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ptp4l/119 is trying to lock:
c2a44ed4 (&vsc8531->ts_lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: vsc85xx_txtstamp+0x50/0xac
other info that might help us debug this:
context-{4:4}
4 locks held by ptp4l/119:
#0: c145f068 (rcu_read_lock_bh){....}-{1:2}, at: __dev_queue_xmit+0x58/0x1440
#1: c29df974 (dev->qdisc_tx_busylock ?: &qdisc_tx_busylock){+...}-{2:2}, at: __dev_queue_xmit+0x5c4/0x1440
#2: c2aaaad0 (_xmit_ETHER#2){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: sch_direct_xmit+0x108/0x350
#3: c2aac170 (&lan966x->tx_lock){+.-.}-{2:2}, at: lan966x_port_xmit+0xd0/0x350
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 119 Comm: ptp4l Not tainted 6.17.0-rc1-00326-ge6160462704e #427 NONE
Hardware name: Generic DT based system
Call trace:
unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x10/0x14
show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x7c/0xac
dump_stack_lvl from __lock_acquire+0x8e8/0x29dc
__lock_acquire from lock_acquire+0x108/0x38c
lock_acquire from __mutex_lock+0xb0/0xe78
__mutex_lock from mutex_lock_nested+0x1c/0x24
mutex_lock_nested from vsc85xx_txtstamp+0x50/0xac
vsc85xx_txtstamp from lan966x_fdma_xmit+0xd8/0x3a8
lan966x_fdma_xmit from lan966x_port_xmit+0x1bc/0x350
lan966x_port_xmit from dev_hard_start_xmit+0xc8/0x2c0
dev_hard_start_xmit from sch_direct_xmit+0x8c/0x350
sch_direct_xmit from __dev_queue_xmit+0x680/0x1440
__dev_queue_xmit from packet_sendmsg+0xfa4/0x1568
packet_sendmsg from __sys_sendto+0x110/0x19c
__sys_sendto from sys_send+0x18/0x20
sys_send from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c
Exception stack(0xf0b05fa8 to 0xf0b05ff0)
5fa0: 00000001 0000000e 0000000e 0004b47a 0000003a 00000000
5fc0: 00000001 0000000e 00000000 00000121 0004af58 00044874 00000000 00000000
5fe0: 00000001 bee9d420 00025a10 b6e75c7c
So, instead of using the ts_lock for tx_queue, use the spinlock that
skb_buff_head has.
Reviewed-by: Vadim Fedorenko <vadim.fedorenko@linux.dev>
Fixes: 7d272e63e0979d ("net: phy: mscc: timestamping and PHC support")
Signed-off-by: Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@microchip.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250902121259.3257536-1-horatiu.vultur@microchip.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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