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[v2] bonding: fix miimon and arp_interval delayed work race conditions

Message ID 1354188691-15509-1-git-send-email-nikolay@redhat.com
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Commit Message

Nikolay Aleksandrov Nov. 29, 2012, 11:31 a.m. UTC
First I would give three observations which will be used later.
Observation 1: if (delayed_work_pending(wq)) cancel_delayed_work(wq)
 This usage is wrong because the pending bit is cleared just before the
 work's fn is executed and if the function re-arms itself we might end up
 with the work still running. It's safe to call cancel_delayed_work_sync()
 even if the work is not queued at all.
Observation 2: Use of INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
 Work needs to be initialized only once prior to (de/en)queueing.
Observation 3: IFF_UP is set only after ndo_open is called

Related race conditions:
1. Race between bonding_store_miimon() and bonding_store_arp_interval()
 Because of Obs.1 we can end up having both works enqueued.
2. Multiple races with INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
 Since the works are not protected by anything between INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
 and calls to (en/de)queue it is possible for races between the following
 functions:
 (races are also possible between the calls to INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
  and workqueue code)
 bonding_store_miimon() - bonding_store_arp_interval(), bond_close(),
			  bond_open(), enqueued functions
 bonding_store_arp_interval() - bonding_store_miimon(), bond_close(),
				bond_open(), enqueued functions
3. By Obs.1 we need to change bond_cancel_all()

Bugs 1 and 2 are fixed by moving all work initializations in bond_open
which by Obs. 2 and Obs. 3 and the fact that we make sure that all works
are cancelled in bond_close(), is guaranteed not to have any work
enqueued.
Also RTNL lock is now acquired in bonding_store_miimon/arp_interval so
they can't race with bond_close and bond_open. The opposing work is
cancelled only if the IFF_UP flag is set and it is cancelled
unconditionally. The opposing work is already cancelled if the interface
is down so no need to cancel it again. This way we don't need new
synchronizations for the bonding workqueue. These bugs (and fixes) are
tied together and belong in the same patch.
Note: I have left 1 line intentionally over 80 characters (84) because I
      didn't like how it looks broken down. If you'd prefer it otherwise,
      then simply break it.

 v2: Make description text < 75 columns

Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com>
---
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c  | 88 ++++++++++++----------------------------
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c | 34 +++++-----------
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 86 deletions(-)

Comments

Jay Vosburgh Nov. 29, 2012, 5:37 p.m. UTC | #1
Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com> wrote:

>First I would give three observations which will be used later.
>Observation 1: if (delayed_work_pending(wq)) cancel_delayed_work(wq)
> This usage is wrong because the pending bit is cleared just before the
> work's fn is executed and if the function re-arms itself we might end up
> with the work still running. It's safe to call cancel_delayed_work_sync()
> even if the work is not queued at all.
>Observation 2: Use of INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
> Work needs to be initialized only once prior to (de/en)queueing.
>Observation 3: IFF_UP is set only after ndo_open is called
>
>Related race conditions:
>1. Race between bonding_store_miimon() and bonding_store_arp_interval()
> Because of Obs.1 we can end up having both works enqueued.
>2. Multiple races with INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
> Since the works are not protected by anything between INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
> and calls to (en/de)queue it is possible for races between the following
> functions:
> (races are also possible between the calls to INIT_DELAYED_WORK()
>  and workqueue code)
> bonding_store_miimon() - bonding_store_arp_interval(), bond_close(),
>			  bond_open(), enqueued functions
> bonding_store_arp_interval() - bonding_store_miimon(), bond_close(),
>				bond_open(), enqueued functions
>3. By Obs.1 we need to change bond_cancel_all()
>
>Bugs 1 and 2 are fixed by moving all work initializations in bond_open
>which by Obs. 2 and Obs. 3 and the fact that we make sure that all works
>are cancelled in bond_close(), is guaranteed not to have any work
>enqueued.
>Also RTNL lock is now acquired in bonding_store_miimon/arp_interval so
>they can't race with bond_close and bond_open. The opposing work is
>cancelled only if the IFF_UP flag is set and it is cancelled
>unconditionally. The opposing work is already cancelled if the interface
>is down so no need to cancel it again. This way we don't need new
>synchronizations for the bonding workqueue. These bugs (and fixes) are
>tied together and belong in the same patch.
>Note: I have left 1 line intentionally over 80 characters (84) because I
>      didn't like how it looks broken down. If you'd prefer it otherwise,
>      then simply break it.
>
> v2: Make description text < 75 columns
>
>Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com>

Signed-off-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com>

>---
> drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c  | 88 ++++++++++++----------------------------
> drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c | 34 +++++-----------
> 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 86 deletions(-)
>
>diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
>index 5f5b69f..1445c7d 100644
>--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
>+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
>@@ -3459,6 +3459,28 @@ static int bond_xmit_hash_policy_l34(struct sk_buff *skb, int count)
>
> /*-------------------------- Device entry points ----------------------------*/
>
>+static void bond_work_init_all(struct bonding *bond)
>+{
>+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mcast_work,
>+			  bond_resend_igmp_join_requests_delayed);
>+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->alb_work, bond_alb_monitor);
>+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mii_work, bond_mii_monitor);
>+	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)
>+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work, bond_activebackup_arp_mon);
>+	else
>+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work, bond_loadbalance_arp_mon);
>+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->ad_work, bond_3ad_state_machine_handler);
>+}
>+
>+static void bond_work_cancel_all(struct bonding *bond)
>+{
>+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
>+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
>+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->alb_work);
>+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->ad_work);
>+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mcast_work);
>+}
>+
> static int bond_open(struct net_device *bond_dev)
> {
> 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
>@@ -3481,41 +3503,27 @@ static int bond_open(struct net_device *bond_dev)
> 	}
> 	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
>
>-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mcast_work, bond_resend_igmp_join_requests_delayed);
>+	bond_work_init_all(bond);
>
> 	if (bond_is_lb(bond)) {
> 		/* bond_alb_initialize must be called before the timer
> 		 * is started.
> 		 */
>-		if (bond_alb_initialize(bond, (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB))) {
>-			/* something went wrong - fail the open operation */
>+		if (bond_alb_initialize(bond, (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB)))
> 			return -ENOMEM;
>-		}
>-
>-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->alb_work, bond_alb_monitor);
> 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->alb_work, 0);
> 	}
>
>-	if (bond->params.miimon) {  /* link check interval, in milliseconds. */
>-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mii_work, bond_mii_monitor);
>+	if (bond->params.miimon)  /* link check interval, in milliseconds. */
> 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->mii_work, 0);
>-	}
>
> 	if (bond->params.arp_interval) {  /* arp interval, in milliseconds. */
>-		if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)
>-			INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
>-					  bond_activebackup_arp_mon);
>-		else
>-			INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
>-					  bond_loadbalance_arp_mon);
>-
> 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
> 		if (bond->params.arp_validate)
> 			bond->recv_probe = bond_arp_rcv;
> 	}
>
> 	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
>-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->ad_work, bond_3ad_state_machine_handler);
> 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->ad_work, 0);
> 		/* register to receive LACPDUs */
> 		bond->recv_probe = bond_3ad_lacpdu_recv;
>@@ -3530,34 +3538,10 @@ static int bond_close(struct net_device *bond_dev)
> 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
>
> 	write_lock_bh(&bond->lock);
>-
> 	bond->send_peer_notif = 0;
>-
> 	write_unlock_bh(&bond->lock);
>
>-	if (bond->params.miimon) {  /* link check interval, in milliseconds. */
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
>-	}
>-
>-	if (bond->params.arp_interval) {  /* arp interval, in milliseconds. */
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
>-	}
>-
>-	switch (bond->params.mode) {
>-	case BOND_MODE_8023AD:
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->ad_work);
>-		break;
>-	case BOND_MODE_TLB:
>-	case BOND_MODE_ALB:
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->alb_work);
>-		break;
>-	default:
>-		break;
>-	}
>-
>-	if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->mcast_work))
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mcast_work);
>-
>+	bond_work_cancel_all(bond);
> 	if (bond_is_lb(bond)) {
> 		/* Must be called only after all
> 		 * slaves have been released
>@@ -4436,26 +4420,6 @@ static void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
> 	bond_dev->features |= bond_dev->hw_features;
> }
>
>-static void bond_work_cancel_all(struct bonding *bond)
>-{
>-	if (bond->params.miimon && delayed_work_pending(&bond->mii_work))
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
>-
>-	if (bond->params.arp_interval && delayed_work_pending(&bond->arp_work))
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
>-
>-	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB &&
>-	    delayed_work_pending(&bond->alb_work))
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->alb_work);
>-
>-	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD &&
>-	    delayed_work_pending(&bond->ad_work))
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->ad_work);
>-
>-	if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->mcast_work))
>-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mcast_work);
>-}
>-
> /*
> * Destroy a bonding device.
> * Must be under rtnl_lock when this function is called.
>diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
>index ef8d2a0..3327a07 100644
>--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
>+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
>@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct device *d,
> 	int new_value, ret = count;
> 	struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
>
>+	if (!rtnl_trylock())
>+		return restart_syscall();
> 	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
> 		pr_err("%s: no arp_interval value specified.\n",
> 		       bond->dev->name);
>@@ -539,10 +541,6 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct device *d,
> 		pr_info("%s: ARP monitoring cannot be used with MII monitoring. %s Disabling MII monitoring.\n",
> 			bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name);
> 		bond->params.miimon = 0;
>-		if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->mii_work)) {
>-			cancel_delayed_work(&bond->mii_work);
>-			flush_workqueue(bond->wq);
>-		}
> 	}
> 	if (!bond->params.arp_targets[0]) {
> 		pr_info("%s: ARP monitoring has been set up, but no ARP targets have been specified.\n",
>@@ -554,19 +552,12 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct device *d,
> 		 * timer will get fired off when the open function
> 		 * is called.
> 		 */
>-		if (!delayed_work_pending(&bond->arp_work)) {
>-			if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)
>-				INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
>-						  bond_activebackup_arp_mon);
>-			else
>-				INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
>-						  bond_loadbalance_arp_mon);
>-
>-			queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
>-		}
>+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
>+		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
> 	}
>
> out:
>+	rtnl_unlock();
> 	return ret;
> }
> static DEVICE_ATTR(arp_interval, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
>@@ -962,6 +953,8 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct device *d,
> 	int new_value, ret = count;
> 	struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
>
>+	if (!rtnl_trylock())
>+		return restart_syscall();
> 	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
> 		pr_err("%s: no miimon value specified.\n",
> 		       bond->dev->name);
>@@ -993,10 +986,6 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct device *d,
> 				bond->params.arp_validate =
> 					BOND_ARP_VALIDATE_NONE;
> 			}
>-			if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->arp_work)) {
>-				cancel_delayed_work(&bond->arp_work);
>-				flush_workqueue(bond->wq);
>-			}
> 		}
>
> 		if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
>@@ -1005,15 +994,12 @@ static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct device *d,
> 			 * timer will get fired off when the open function
> 			 * is called.
> 			 */
>-			if (!delayed_work_pending(&bond->mii_work)) {
>-				INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mii_work,
>-						  bond_mii_monitor);
>-				queue_delayed_work(bond->wq,
>-						   &bond->mii_work, 0);
>-			}
>+			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
>+			queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->mii_work, 0);
> 		}
> 	}
> out:
>+	rtnl_unlock();
> 	return ret;
> }
> static DEVICE_ATTR(miimon, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
>-- 
>1.7.11.7
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David Miller Nov. 29, 2012, 6:14 p.m. UTC | #2
From: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:37:31 -0800

> Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com> wrote:
 ...
>>Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com>

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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index 5f5b69f..1445c7d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3459,6 +3459,28 @@  static int bond_xmit_hash_policy_l34(struct sk_buff *skb, int count)
 
 /*-------------------------- Device entry points ----------------------------*/
 
+static void bond_work_init_all(struct bonding *bond)
+{
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mcast_work,
+			  bond_resend_igmp_join_requests_delayed);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->alb_work, bond_alb_monitor);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mii_work, bond_mii_monitor);
+	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work, bond_activebackup_arp_mon);
+	else
+		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work, bond_loadbalance_arp_mon);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->ad_work, bond_3ad_state_machine_handler);
+}
+
+static void bond_work_cancel_all(struct bonding *bond)
+{
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->alb_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->ad_work);
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mcast_work);
+}
+
 static int bond_open(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 {
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
@@ -3481,41 +3503,27 @@  static int bond_open(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	}
 	read_unlock(&bond->lock);
 
-	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mcast_work, bond_resend_igmp_join_requests_delayed);
+	bond_work_init_all(bond);
 
 	if (bond_is_lb(bond)) {
 		/* bond_alb_initialize must be called before the timer
 		 * is started.
 		 */
-		if (bond_alb_initialize(bond, (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB))) {
-			/* something went wrong - fail the open operation */
+		if (bond_alb_initialize(bond, (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB)))
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->alb_work, bond_alb_monitor);
 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->alb_work, 0);
 	}
 
-	if (bond->params.miimon) {  /* link check interval, in milliseconds. */
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mii_work, bond_mii_monitor);
+	if (bond->params.miimon)  /* link check interval, in milliseconds. */
 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->mii_work, 0);
-	}
 
 	if (bond->params.arp_interval) {  /* arp interval, in milliseconds. */
-		if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)
-			INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
-					  bond_activebackup_arp_mon);
-		else
-			INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
-					  bond_loadbalance_arp_mon);
-
 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
 		if (bond->params.arp_validate)
 			bond->recv_probe = bond_arp_rcv;
 	}
 
 	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD) {
-		INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->ad_work, bond_3ad_state_machine_handler);
 		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->ad_work, 0);
 		/* register to receive LACPDUs */
 		bond->recv_probe = bond_3ad_lacpdu_recv;
@@ -3530,34 +3538,10 @@  static int bond_close(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	struct bonding *bond = netdev_priv(bond_dev);
 
 	write_lock_bh(&bond->lock);
-
 	bond->send_peer_notif = 0;
-
 	write_unlock_bh(&bond->lock);
 
-	if (bond->params.miimon) {  /* link check interval, in milliseconds. */
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
-	}
-
-	if (bond->params.arp_interval) {  /* arp interval, in milliseconds. */
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
-	}
-
-	switch (bond->params.mode) {
-	case BOND_MODE_8023AD:
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->ad_work);
-		break;
-	case BOND_MODE_TLB:
-	case BOND_MODE_ALB:
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->alb_work);
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->mcast_work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mcast_work);
-
+	bond_work_cancel_all(bond);
 	if (bond_is_lb(bond)) {
 		/* Must be called only after all
 		 * slaves have been released
@@ -4436,26 +4420,6 @@  static void bond_setup(struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	bond_dev->features |= bond_dev->hw_features;
 }
 
-static void bond_work_cancel_all(struct bonding *bond)
-{
-	if (bond->params.miimon && delayed_work_pending(&bond->mii_work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
-
-	if (bond->params.arp_interval && delayed_work_pending(&bond->arp_work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
-
-	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ALB &&
-	    delayed_work_pending(&bond->alb_work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->alb_work);
-
-	if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_8023AD &&
-	    delayed_work_pending(&bond->ad_work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->ad_work);
-
-	if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->mcast_work))
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mcast_work);
-}
-
 /*
 * Destroy a bonding device.
 * Must be under rtnl_lock when this function is called.
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
index ef8d2a0..3327a07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_sysfs.c
@@ -513,6 +513,8 @@  static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct device *d,
 	int new_value, ret = count;
 	struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
+	if (!rtnl_trylock())
+		return restart_syscall();
 	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
 		pr_err("%s: no arp_interval value specified.\n",
 		       bond->dev->name);
@@ -539,10 +541,6 @@  static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct device *d,
 		pr_info("%s: ARP monitoring cannot be used with MII monitoring. %s Disabling MII monitoring.\n",
 			bond->dev->name, bond->dev->name);
 		bond->params.miimon = 0;
-		if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->mii_work)) {
-			cancel_delayed_work(&bond->mii_work);
-			flush_workqueue(bond->wq);
-		}
 	}
 	if (!bond->params.arp_targets[0]) {
 		pr_info("%s: ARP monitoring has been set up, but no ARP targets have been specified.\n",
@@ -554,19 +552,12 @@  static ssize_t bonding_store_arp_interval(struct device *d,
 		 * timer will get fired off when the open function
 		 * is called.
 		 */
-		if (!delayed_work_pending(&bond->arp_work)) {
-			if (bond->params.mode == BOND_MODE_ACTIVEBACKUP)
-				INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
-						  bond_activebackup_arp_mon);
-			else
-				INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->arp_work,
-						  bond_loadbalance_arp_mon);
-
-			queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
-		}
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->mii_work);
+		queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->arp_work, 0);
 	}
 
 out:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return ret;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(arp_interval, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
@@ -962,6 +953,8 @@  static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct device *d,
 	int new_value, ret = count;
 	struct bonding *bond = to_bond(d);
 
+	if (!rtnl_trylock())
+		return restart_syscall();
 	if (sscanf(buf, "%d", &new_value) != 1) {
 		pr_err("%s: no miimon value specified.\n",
 		       bond->dev->name);
@@ -993,10 +986,6 @@  static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct device *d,
 				bond->params.arp_validate =
 					BOND_ARP_VALIDATE_NONE;
 			}
-			if (delayed_work_pending(&bond->arp_work)) {
-				cancel_delayed_work(&bond->arp_work);
-				flush_workqueue(bond->wq);
-			}
 		}
 
 		if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
@@ -1005,15 +994,12 @@  static ssize_t bonding_store_miimon(struct device *d,
 			 * timer will get fired off when the open function
 			 * is called.
 			 */
-			if (!delayed_work_pending(&bond->mii_work)) {
-				INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&bond->mii_work,
-						  bond_mii_monitor);
-				queue_delayed_work(bond->wq,
-						   &bond->mii_work, 0);
-			}
+			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&bond->arp_work);
+			queue_delayed_work(bond->wq, &bond->mii_work, 0);
 		}
 	}
 out:
+	rtnl_unlock();
 	return ret;
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(miimon, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,