[syzbot ci] Re: net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock

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syzbot ci has tested the following series

[v1] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260528231637...@kernel.org
* [PATCH net-next 01/14] net: ethtool: cmis_cdb: hold instance lock for ops locked devices
* [PATCH net-next 02/14] net: ethtool: make sure __ethtool_get_link_ksettings() is ops-locked
* [PATCH net-next 03/14] net: ethtool: serialize broadcast notification sequence allocation
* [PATCH net-next 04/14] net: ethtool: relax ethnl_req_get_phydev() locking assertion
* [PATCH net-next 05/14] net: ethtool: make dev->hwprov ops-protected
* [PATCH net-next 06/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for GET ops
* [PATCH net-next 07/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for SET ops
* [PATCH net-next 08/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in cable test handlers
* [PATCH net-next 09/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_tsinfo_dumpit()
* [PATCH net-next 10/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_act_module_fw_flash()
* [PATCH net-next 11/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in RSS context handlers
* [PATCH net-next 12/14] net: ethtool: ioctl: concentrate the locking
* [PATCH net-next 13/14] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on IOCTL path
* [PATCH net-next 14/14] docs: net: ethtool: document ops-locked drivers and op_needs_rtnl

and found the following issue:
possible deadlock in __ethtool_get_link_ksettings

Full report is available here:
https://ci.syzbot.org/series/ada8852f-9efd-4b85-87aa-2f5d8fe16040

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possible deadlock in __ethtool_get_link_ksettings

tree: net-next
URL: https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git
base: 9a82e387e27a4422a0d2d9d644180b7bd913e85a
arch: amd64
compiler: Debian clang version 21.1.8 (++20251221033036+2078da43e25a-1~exp1~20251221153213.50), Debian LLD 21.1.8
config: https://ci.syzbot.org/builds/2968208d-6483-4d38-be45-de68d3b94775/config
syz repro: https://ci.syzbot.org/findings/d8670aa1-9241-49be-8108-cdbed56dd4a5/syz_repro

dummy0: entered promiscuous mode
bridge0: port 3(dummy0) entered blocking state
bridge0: port 3(dummy0) entered forwarding state
============================================
WARNING: possible recursive locking detected
syzkaller #0 Not tainted
--------------------------------------------
syz.1.28/5852 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netdev_lock include/linux/netdevice.h:2833 [inline]
ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netdev_lock_ops include/net/netdev_lock.h:42 [inline]
ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: __ethtool_get_link_ksettings+0x12b/0x290 net/ethtool/ioctl.c:462

but task is already holding lock:
ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netdev_lock include/linux/netdevice.h:2833 [inline]
ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netdev_lock_ops include/net/netdev_lock.h:42 [inline]
ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: do_setlink+0x3d2/0x45a0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3117
and the lock comparison function returns 0:

other info that might help us debug this:
Possible unsafe locking scenario:

CPU0
----
lock(&dev_instance_lock_key#3);
lock(&dev_instance_lock_key#3);

*** DEADLOCK ***

May be due to missing lock nesting notation

2 locks held by syz.1.28/5852:
#0: ffffffff8fdd2d80 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:80 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8fdd2d80 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_nets_lock net/core/rtnetlink.c:341 [inline]
#0: ffffffff8fdd2d80 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: rtnl_setlink+0x6bb/0xb40 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3527
#1: ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netdev_lock include/linux/netdevice.h:2833 [inline]
#1: ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: netdev_lock_ops include/net/netdev_lock.h:42 [inline]
#1: ffff888115f78dc8 (&dev_instance_lock_key#3){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: do_setlink+0x3d2/0x45a0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3117

stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5852 Comm: syz.1.28 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0xe8/0x150 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_deadlock_bug+0x279/0x290 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3041
check_deadlock kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3093 [inline]
validate_chain kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3895 [inline]
__lock_acquire+0x253f/0x2cf0 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5237
lock_acquire+0x106/0x350 kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5868
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:646 [inline]
__mutex_lock+0x1a3/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:820
netdev_lock include/linux/netdevice.h:2833 [inline]
netdev_lock_ops include/net/netdev_lock.h:42 [inline]
__ethtool_get_link_ksettings+0x12b/0x290 net/ethtool/ioctl.c:462
port_cost+0xc0/0x3a0 net/bridge/br_if.c:39
br_port_carrier_check+0x12d/0x3f0 net/bridge/br_if.c:80
br_device_event+0x65c/0x970 net/bridge/br.c:101
notifier_call_chain+0x1ad/0x3d0 kernel/notifier.c:85
__dev_notify_flags+0x248/0x310 net/core/dev.c:9804
netif_change_flags+0xe8/0x1a0 net/core/dev.c:9819
do_setlink+0xfa5/0x45a0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3207
rtnl_setlink+0x792/0xb40 net/core/rtnetlink.c:3537
rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x7d5/0xbe0 net/core/rtnetlink.c:7062
netlink_rcv_skb+0x232/0x4b0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2556
netlink_unicast_kernel net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 [inline]
netlink_unicast+0x75c/0x8e0 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1345
netlink_sendmsg+0x813/0xb40 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1900
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:787 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:802 [inline]
____sys_sendmsg+0x972/0x9f0 net/socket.c:2698
___sys_sendmsg+0x2a5/0x360 net/socket.c:2752
__sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2784 [inline]
__do_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2789 [inline]
__se_sys_sendmsg net/socket.c:2787 [inline]
__x64_sys_sendmsg+0x1bd/0x2a0 net/socket.c:2787
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x15f/0x560 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f087ad9ce59
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007f087bc25028 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 000000000000002e
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f087b015fa0 RCX: 00007f087ad9ce59
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000200000000040 RDI: 0000000000000004
RBP: 00007f087ae32d6f R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f087b016038 R14: 00007f087b015fa0 R15: 00007ffcefdf0348
</TASK>


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