IPoIB: Fix deadlock between ipoib_open() and child interface create
Fix a deadlock between child interface creation/deletion and ipoib start/stop. The former takes vlan_mutex, and then might take RTNL via register_netdev()/unregister_netdev(). The latter is executed with RTNL held, and tries to take vlan_mutex, which can lead to an AB-BA deadlock. Fix this by having the child interface creation/deletion code take the RTNL first so vlan_mutex always nests inside RTNL. We can use register_netdevice() for child interfaces because we form the interface name from the parent interface and hence don't need the '%' expansion of register_netdev(). Reported-by: Yossi Etigin <yosefe@voltaire.com> Signed-off-by: Roland Dreier <rolandd@cisco.com>
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