1 files changed, 15 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/rds/cong.c b/net/rds/cong.c
index e5b65acd650b..e6144b8246fd 100644
--- a/net/rds/cong.c
+++ b/net/rds/cong.c
@@ -221,7 +221,21 @@ void rds_cong_queue_updates(struct rds_cong_map *map)
 	list_for_each_entry(conn, &map->m_conn_list, c_map_item) {
 		if (!test_and_set_bit(0, &conn->c_map_queued)) {
 			rds_stats_inc(s_cong_update_queued);
-			rds_send_xmit(conn);
+			/* We cannot inline the call to rds_send_xmit() here
+			 * for two reasons (both pertaining to a TCP transport):
+			 * 1. When we get here from the receive path, we
+			 *    are already holding the sock_lock (held by
+			 *    tcp_v4_rcv()). So inlining calls to
+			 *    tcp_setsockopt and/or tcp_sendmsg will deadlock
+			 *    when it tries to get the sock_lock())
+			 * 2. Interrupts are masked so that we can mark the
+			 *    the port congested from both send and recv paths.
+			 *    (See comment around declaration of rdc_cong_lock).
+			 *    An attempt to get the sock_lock() here will
+			 *    therefore trigger warnings.
+			 * Defer the xmit to rds_send_worker() instead.
+			 */
+			queue_delayed_work(rds_wq, &conn->c_send_w, 0);
 		}
 	}