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* [PATCH] dm: change dm_get_target_type() to check for module load error
@ 2021-10-04 20:06 ` Shuah Khan
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Shuah Khan @ 2021-10-04 20:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: agk, snitzer; +Cc: Shuah Khan, dm-devel, linux-kernel

dm_get_target_type() doesn't check error return from request_module().
Change to check for error and return NULL instead of trying to get
target type again which would fail.

Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/md/dm-target.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
index 64dd0b34fcf4..0789e9f91d3a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
@@ -41,17 +41,22 @@ static struct target_type *get_target_type(const char *name)
 	return tt;
 }
 
-static void load_module(const char *name)
+static int load_module(const char *name)
 {
-	request_module("dm-%s", name);
+	return request_module("dm-%s", name);
 }
 
 struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name)
 {
 	struct target_type *tt = get_target_type(name);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!tt) {
-		load_module(name);
+		ret = load_module(name);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_err("Module %s load failed %d\n", name, ret);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		tt = get_target_type(name);
 	}
 
-- 
2.30.2


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* [dm-devel] [PATCH] dm: change dm_get_target_type() to check for module load error
@ 2021-10-04 20:06 ` Shuah Khan
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Shuah Khan @ 2021-10-04 20:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: agk, snitzer; +Cc: dm-devel, linux-kernel, Shuah Khan

dm_get_target_type() doesn't check error return from request_module().
Change to check for error and return NULL instead of trying to get
target type again which would fail.

Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/md/dm-target.c | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
index 64dd0b34fcf4..0789e9f91d3a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-target.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
@@ -41,17 +41,22 @@ static struct target_type *get_target_type(const char *name)
 	return tt;
 }
 
-static void load_module(const char *name)
+static int load_module(const char *name)
 {
-	request_module("dm-%s", name);
+	return request_module("dm-%s", name);
 }
 
 struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name)
 {
 	struct target_type *tt = get_target_type(name);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!tt) {
-		load_module(name);
+		ret = load_module(name);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			pr_err("Module %s load failed %d\n", name, ret);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		tt = get_target_type(name);
 	}
 
-- 
2.30.2

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* Re: dm: change dm_get_target_type() to check for module load error
  2021-10-04 20:06 ` [dm-devel] " Shuah Khan
@ 2021-10-06 20:35   ` Mike Snitzer
  -1 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mike Snitzer @ 2021-10-06 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Shuah Khan; +Cc: agk, dm-devel, linux-kernel

On Mon, Oct 04 2021 at  4:06P -0400,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> dm_get_target_type() doesn't check error return from request_module().
> Change to check for error and return NULL instead of trying to get
> target type again which would fail.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
> ---
>  drivers/md/dm-target.c | 11 ++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
> index 64dd0b34fcf4..0789e9f91d3a 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm-target.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
> @@ -41,17 +41,22 @@ static struct target_type *get_target_type(const char *name)
>  	return tt;
>  }
>  
> -static void load_module(const char *name)
> +static int load_module(const char *name)
>  {
> -	request_module("dm-%s", name);
> +	return request_module("dm-%s", name);
>  }
>  
>  struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name)
>  {
>  	struct target_type *tt = get_target_type(name);
> +	int ret;
>  
>  	if (!tt) {
> -		load_module(name);
> +		ret = load_module(name);
> +		if (ret < 0) {
> +			pr_err("Module %s load failed %d\n", name, ret);
> +			return NULL;
> +		}
>  		tt = get_target_type(name);
>  	}
>  
> -- 
> 2.30.2
> 

While I appreciate your intent, the reality is that multiple targets
may be made available in a given module.  And so loading one dm module
may bring in access to N targets.  There isn't a rigid 1:1 mapping of
target modules to names.  And there may not even be a loadable module
that has the name dm-${name} -- but that doesn't mean the target_type
won;t have been loaded into DM for it to access.

So all said, your patch is bogus and would break DM and user
experience:

Nacked-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>

But thanks for raising your concern.


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* Re: [dm-devel] dm: change dm_get_target_type() to check for module load error
@ 2021-10-06 20:35   ` Mike Snitzer
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Mike Snitzer @ 2021-10-06 20:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Shuah Khan; +Cc: dm-devel, linux-kernel, agk

On Mon, Oct 04 2021 at  4:06P -0400,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:

> dm_get_target_type() doesn't check error return from request_module().
> Change to check for error and return NULL instead of trying to get
> target type again which would fail.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
> ---
>  drivers/md/dm-target.c | 11 ++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
> index 64dd0b34fcf4..0789e9f91d3a 100644
> --- a/drivers/md/dm-target.c
> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
> @@ -41,17 +41,22 @@ static struct target_type *get_target_type(const char *name)
>  	return tt;
>  }
>  
> -static void load_module(const char *name)
> +static int load_module(const char *name)
>  {
> -	request_module("dm-%s", name);
> +	return request_module("dm-%s", name);
>  }
>  
>  struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name)
>  {
>  	struct target_type *tt = get_target_type(name);
> +	int ret;
>  
>  	if (!tt) {
> -		load_module(name);
> +		ret = load_module(name);
> +		if (ret < 0) {
> +			pr_err("Module %s load failed %d\n", name, ret);
> +			return NULL;
> +		}
>  		tt = get_target_type(name);
>  	}
>  
> -- 
> 2.30.2
> 

While I appreciate your intent, the reality is that multiple targets
may be made available in a given module.  And so loading one dm module
may bring in access to N targets.  There isn't a rigid 1:1 mapping of
target modules to names.  And there may not even be a loadable module
that has the name dm-${name} -- but that doesn't mean the target_type
won;t have been loaded into DM for it to access.

So all said, your patch is bogus and would break DM and user
experience:

Nacked-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@redhat.com>

But thanks for raising your concern.

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https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel


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* Re: dm: change dm_get_target_type() to check for module load error
  2021-10-06 20:35   ` [dm-devel] " Mike Snitzer
@ 2021-10-06 20:55     ` Shuah Khan
  -1 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Shuah Khan @ 2021-10-06 20:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Mike Snitzer; +Cc: agk, dm-devel, linux-kernel, Shuah Khan

On 10/6/21 2:35 PM, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 04 2021 at  4:06P -0400,
> Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
>> dm_get_target_type() doesn't check error return from request_module().
>> Change to check for error and return NULL instead of trying to get
>> target type again which would fail.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
>> ---
>>   drivers/md/dm-target.c | 11 ++++++++---
>>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
>> index 64dd0b34fcf4..0789e9f91d3a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/md/dm-target.c
>> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
>> @@ -41,17 +41,22 @@ static struct target_type *get_target_type(const char *name)
>>   	return tt;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void load_module(const char *name)
>> +static int load_module(const char *name)
>>   {
>> -	request_module("dm-%s", name);
>> +	return request_module("dm-%s", name);
>>   }
>>   
>>   struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name)
>>   {
>>   	struct target_type *tt = get_target_type(name);
>> +	int ret;
>>   
>>   	if (!tt) {
>> -		load_module(name);
>> +		ret = load_module(name);
>> +		if (ret < 0) {
>> +			pr_err("Module %s load failed %d\n", name, ret);
>> +			return NULL;
>> +		}
>>   		tt = get_target_type(name);
>>   	}
>>   
>> -- 
>> 2.30.2
>>
> 
> While I appreciate your intent, the reality is that multiple targets
> may be made available in a given module.  And so loading one dm module
> may bring in access to N targets.  There isn't a rigid 1:1 mapping of
> target modules to names.  And there may not even be a loadable module
> that has the name dm-${name} -- but that doesn't mean the target_type
> won;t have been loaded into DM for it to access.
> 

Thanks for the explanation.

-- Shuah


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* Re: [dm-devel] dm: change dm_get_target_type() to check for module load error
@ 2021-10-06 20:55     ` Shuah Khan
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Shuah Khan @ 2021-10-06 20:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Mike Snitzer; +Cc: dm-devel, linux-kernel, agk, Shuah Khan

On 10/6/21 2:35 PM, Mike Snitzer wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 04 2021 at  4:06P -0400,
> Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 
>> dm_get_target_type() doesn't check error return from request_module().
>> Change to check for error and return NULL instead of trying to get
>> target type again which would fail.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>
>> ---
>>   drivers/md/dm-target.c | 11 ++++++++---
>>   1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-target.c b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
>> index 64dd0b34fcf4..0789e9f91d3a 100644
>> --- a/drivers/md/dm-target.c
>> +++ b/drivers/md/dm-target.c
>> @@ -41,17 +41,22 @@ static struct target_type *get_target_type(const char *name)
>>   	return tt;
>>   }
>>   
>> -static void load_module(const char *name)
>> +static int load_module(const char *name)
>>   {
>> -	request_module("dm-%s", name);
>> +	return request_module("dm-%s", name);
>>   }
>>   
>>   struct target_type *dm_get_target_type(const char *name)
>>   {
>>   	struct target_type *tt = get_target_type(name);
>> +	int ret;
>>   
>>   	if (!tt) {
>> -		load_module(name);
>> +		ret = load_module(name);
>> +		if (ret < 0) {
>> +			pr_err("Module %s load failed %d\n", name, ret);
>> +			return NULL;
>> +		}
>>   		tt = get_target_type(name);
>>   	}
>>   
>> -- 
>> 2.30.2
>>
> 
> While I appreciate your intent, the reality is that multiple targets
> may be made available in a given module.  And so loading one dm module
> may bring in access to N targets.  There isn't a rigid 1:1 mapping of
> target modules to names.  And there may not even be a loadable module
> that has the name dm-${name} -- but that doesn't mean the target_type
> won;t have been loaded into DM for it to access.
> 

Thanks for the explanation.

-- Shuah

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