net: fix possible race in skb_attempt_defer_free()

A cpu can observe sd->defer_count reaching 128,
and call smp_call_function_single_async()

Problem is that the remote CPU can clear sd->defer_count
before the IPI is run/acknowledged.

Other cpus can queue more packets and also decide
to call smp_call_function_single_async() while the pending
IPI was not yet delivered.

This is a common issue with smp_call_function_single_async().
Callers must ensure correct synchronization and serialization.

I triggered this issue while experimenting smaller threshold.
Performing the call to smp_call_function_single_async()
under sd->defer_lock protection did not solve the problem.

Commit 5a18ceca6350 ("smp: Allow smp_call_function_single_async()
to insert locked csd") replaced an informative WARN_ON_ONCE()
with a return of -EBUSY, which is often ignored.
Test of CSD_FLAG_LOCK presence is racy anyway.

Fixes: 68822bdf76f1 ("net: generalize skb freeing deferral to per-cpu lists")
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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