From: Jakub Kicinski Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 23:13:07 +0000 (-0700) Subject: ethtool: module: check fw_flash_in_progress under rtnl_lock X-Git-Tag: v7.1-rc6~27^2~16^2~5 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/gitweb/index.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=504eaefa44c8dec50f7499edcb36d24f3aefab2a;p=thirdparty%2Flinux.git ethtool: module: check fw_flash_in_progress under rtnl_lock ethnl_set_module_validate() inspects module_fw_flash_in_progress but validate is meant for _input_ validation, not state validation. rtnl_lock is not held, yet. Move the check into ethnl_set_module(). Fixes: 32b4c8b53ee7 ("ethtool: Add ability to flash transceiver modules' firmware") Reviewed-by: Maxime Chevallier Reviewed-by: Danielle Ratson Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260522231312.1710836-5-kuba@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski --- diff --git a/net/ethtool/module.c b/net/ethtool/module.c index cdb85e19a23b..5b49004ddf60 100644 --- a/net/ethtool/module.c +++ b/net/ethtool/module.c @@ -120,12 +120,6 @@ ethnl_set_module_validate(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, if (!tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY]) return 0; - if (req_info->dev->ethtool->module_fw_flash_in_progress) { - NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, - "Module firmware flashing is in progress"); - return -EBUSY; - } - if (!ops->get_module_power_mode || !ops->set_module_power_mode) { NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(info->extack, tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY], @@ -148,6 +142,12 @@ ethnl_set_module(struct ethnl_req_info *req_info, struct genl_info *info) ops = dev->ethtool_ops; + if (dev->ethtool->module_fw_flash_in_progress) { + NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, + "Module firmware flashing is in progress"); + return -EBUSY; + } + power_new.policy = nla_get_u8(tb[ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY]); ret = ops->get_module_power_mode(dev, &power, info->extack); if (ret < 0)